Vilnius city theriofauna
Mammal diversity investigations in Vilnius were carried out in 1992, 1998-2004. The following 51 mammal species were registered in the city: five species of insectivores (Insectivora), 11 of bats (Chiroptera), 18 of rodents (Rodentia), two of hares (Lagomorpha), 11 of carnivores (Carnivora) and four...
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ftlithuaniansrc:oai:elaba:5534530 2023-05-15T17:13:26+02:00 Vilnius city theriofauna Vilniaus miesto teriofauna Baranauskas, Kazimieras Balčiauskas, Linas Mažeikytė, Janina Reda 2005 http://lmavb.lvb.lt/LMAVB:ELABAPDB5534530&prefLang=en_US lit eng lit eng http://lmavb.lvb.lt/LMAVB:ELABAPDB5534530&prefLang=en_US Acta zoologica Lituanica, 2005, Vol. 15, nr. 3, p. 228-238 ISSN 1392-1657 City theriofauna Rare species Vilnius info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2005 ftlithuaniansrc 2021-12-02T00:13:58Z Mammal diversity investigations in Vilnius were carried out in 1992, 1998-2004. The following 51 mammal species were registered in the city: five species of insectivores (Insectivora), 11 of bats (Chiroptera), 18 of rodents (Rodentia), two of hares (Lagomorpha), 11 of carnivores (Carnivora) and four of ungulates (Artiodactyla). Fourteen mammal species are included into the Red Data Book of Lithuania, namely pond bat, Brandt's bat, barbastelle, brown long-eared bat, noctule, Leisler's bat, serotine bat, northern bat, particoloured bat, northern birch mouse, mountain hare, stoat, brown bear and otter. All insectivorous mammals in the city are common. During the warm span of the year we registered nine, and in hibernacula seven species of bats. The most widely spread and the most abundant small rodents of Vilnius were bank and common voles and yellow-necked mice, whereas muskrats and water voles were less frequent. The most numerous city carnivores were pine martens, with otters and badgers, and in particular stoats, being considerably rarer. The roe deer was the most frequent ungulate species, whereas wild boars, red deer and moose visited the city only occasionally. The pond bat, barbastelle, brown bear and otter are the mammals of European importance according to the EU Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC, Annex II). Article in Journal/Newspaper mountain hare LSRC VL (Lithuanian Social Research Centre Virtual Library) |
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Mammal diversity investigations in Vilnius were carried out in 1992, 1998-2004. The following 51 mammal species were registered in the city: five species of insectivores (Insectivora), 11 of bats (Chiroptera), 18 of rodents (Rodentia), two of hares (Lagomorpha), 11 of carnivores (Carnivora) and four of ungulates (Artiodactyla). Fourteen mammal species are included into the Red Data Book of Lithuania, namely pond bat, Brandt's bat, barbastelle, brown long-eared bat, noctule, Leisler's bat, serotine bat, northern bat, particoloured bat, northern birch mouse, mountain hare, stoat, brown bear and otter. All insectivorous mammals in the city are common. During the warm span of the year we registered nine, and in hibernacula seven species of bats. The most widely spread and the most abundant small rodents of Vilnius were bank and common voles and yellow-necked mice, whereas muskrats and water voles were less frequent. The most numerous city carnivores were pine martens, with otters and badgers, and in particular stoats, being considerably rarer. The roe deer was the most frequent ungulate species, whereas wild boars, red deer and moose visited the city only occasionally. The pond bat, barbastelle, brown bear and otter are the mammals of European importance according to the EU Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC, Annex II). |
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