Зимовка северного кожанка (Eptesicus nilssonii, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) в окрестностях г. Якутска (Центральная Якутия) ...

• Main Authors: Кириллин, Р. А., Соломонов, Н. Г., Ануфриев, А. И., Охлопков, И. М.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2018
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Mammalia; Chiroptera; Chordata; Animalia; bats; bat; Yakutsk; Якути*; Якутия
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13445326; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.13445326

(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Wintering Chiroptera, the Northern bat (Eptesicus nilssonii Keyserling et Blasius 1839), were found in an abandoned tunnel in the territory of the town of Yakutsk (61°59′ N, 129°36′ E) for the first time. Observations during 3 years showed that their wintering was successful. The temperature of the body surface of hibernating animals was –1.8°C in January. The surface temperature of the walls of the tunnel close to the animals was ‒1.9°C, although the air temperature outside the wintering spot was extremely low, –45…–50°C. Winter hibernation consisted of long stupors and short periodic awakenings. During spontaneous awakenings, the bats moved in the tunnel, flied and emitted sounds. ...