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This report
presents the results of the bat fauna survey carried
out in Belarus during the warm seasons between 2017
and 2020. The presented data were collected in 31
localities in all six administrative regions (voblascs)
of Belarus during field studies (mist-netting, searching
for roosts and colonies, and acoustic surveys) and
in the course of the work of the Minsk bat contact
centre. Field data refer to 26 localities;
acoustic observations to 14 localities; and netting
was carried out in 19 localities (151 ind.). The
data on bats collected via the contact centre came
from 6 localities (35 ind.). In the course of our
survey, we recorded 13 out of the 19 species of
the Belarusian bat fauna. They are Barbastella barbastellus,
Eptesicus nilssonii, E. serotinus, Myotis dasycneme,
M. daubentonii, Nyctalus lasiopterus, N. leisleri,
N. noctula, Pipistrellus kuhlii, P. nathusii, P. pygmaeus,
Plecotus auritus, and V. murinus. The occurrence
of all recorded species was confirmed by direct
identification. Data on breeding have been added
for all recorded species except for N. lasiopterus
and B. barbastellus. Data on breeding have been
added for all recorded species, except for N. lasiopterus
and B. barbastellus. Maternity colonies were recorded
for E. serotinus, M. dasycneme (the second
record of a maternity colony of the species for
the entire period of research in Belarus) and M.
daubentonii. The largest number of individuals recorded
by the contact centre represent V. murinus; other
species in descending order are E. serotinus, N. noctula,
P. auritus, P. nathusii, B. barbastellus, M. daubentonii,
P. kuhlii, and E. nilssonii. Among the netted individuals,
P. nathusii prevailed; other species in descending
order were M. daubentonii, P. pygmaeus, E.
nilssonii, P. auritus, N. noctula, E. serotinus,
M. dasycneme, N. leisleri, and N. lasiopterus.
Three species (V. murinus, B. barbastellus, and
P. kuhlii) were presented only among bats reported
via the contact centre. During the survey, the species
P. pipistrellus, Pl. austriacus, M. brandtii,
M. nattereri, M. myotis, and M. mystacinus
included in the list of mammal species of Belarus
were not recorded. The reasons of the lack of records
of these six species are discussed. The collected
data contribute to the general knowledge on the
distribution, breeding, and status of bat species
in Belarus and Eastern Europe. |
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