New data on bats hibernating in underground sites in Vilnius, Lithuania

• Main Author: Baranauskas, Kazimieras
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Lithuanian; English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Chiroptera; Myotis dasycneme; Barbastella barbastellus; Hibernation
• Online Access: http://lmavb.lvb.lt/LMAVB:ELABAPDB5625180&prefLang=en_US

Investigations into bat diversity and abundance were carried out in Vilnius 2005. Ten bat hibernation sites were investigated in the city where six bat species were found: Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii), pond bat (Myotis dasycneme), Brandt's /whiskered bat (Myotis brandtii/mystacinus), brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus), barbastelle bat (Barbastella barbastellus) and northern bat (Eptesicus nilssonii). More than 820 bats roosted in Vilnius: Daubenton's bats constituted 62.5 %, barbastelle bats - 11.1% and pond bats - 10.7%. Pond bats, Daubenton's bats and barbastelle bats made up the largest known hibernating populations in south-eastern Lithuania. Brandt's/whiskered bats have been recorded in Vilnius hibernation sites for the first time.