desert pipistrelle

{{Short description|Species of bat}}

{{speciesbox

| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref={{cite iucn |author=Benda, P. |author2=Aulagnier, S. |date=2020 |title=Hypsugo ariel |volume=2020 |page=e.T171619155A22071929 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T171619155A22071929.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}

| genus = Hypsugo

| species = ariel

| authority = (Thomas, 1904)

| synonyms =

• Pipistrellus ariel Thomas, 1904
• Pipistrellus bodenheimeri Harrison, 1960}}

The desert pipistrelle (Hypsugo ariel) is a species of vesper bat in the genus Hypsugo. It is found in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rocky areas, and hot deserts.