The bat fauna (Mammalia, Chiroptera) of Stary Zhaden Zakaznik, Southern Belarus

The results of bat research conducted in Stary Zhaden Zakaznik (area 170 km2, 51.9 N 27.6 E, central part of the Pripyat Polesia region, Southern Belarus) during 2015–2016 confirmed the occurrence of 12 species of bats (listed in descending order of occurrence): Pipistrellus pygmaeus, Nyctalus noctu...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Theriological School
Main Authors: Valery Dombrovski, Viktar Fenchuk, Dzmitry Zhurauliou
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Russian
Ukrainian
Published: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. National Museum of Natural History 2017
Subjects:
bats
fauna
Stary Zhaden Zakaznik
Pripyat Polesia
Belarus
Zoology
QL1-991
Barbastella barbastellus
Myotis nattereri
Nyctalus noctula
Pipistrellus nathusii
Vespertilio murinus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15407/ptt2017.15.003
https://doaj.org/article/c442db6a164243b888287412f8cc6f32
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Summary:The results of bat research conducted in Stary Zhaden Zakaznik (area 170 km2, 51.9 N 27.6 E, central part of the Pripyat Polesia region, Southern Belarus) during 2015–2016 confirmed the occurrence of 12 species of bats (listed in descending order of occurrence): Pipistrellus pygmaeus, Nyctalus noctula, Vespertilio murinus, Plecotus auritus, Barbastella barbastellus, Myotis brandtii, Nyctalus lasiopterus, Pipistrellus nathusii, Nyctalus leisleri, Myotis nattereri, Eptesicus nilssonii, Myotis daubentonii. The breeding of five bat species in this region, such as B. barbastellus, M. brandthii, M. nattereri, E. nilssonii, and N. lasiopterus, is confirmed for the first time. Research results show the high significance of the Pripyat Polesia region in conservation of bats and biological diversity on both national and European scales.

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