Go to the city: urban invasions of four pipistrelle bat species in eastern Slovakia

Nusová, Gréta; Uhrin, Marcel; Kaňuch, Peter

doi:10.2478/eje-2019-0004

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“…In addition to being the coldest month of that winter with a mean temperature of −4.4°C, January was also the only month without any recordings of P. nathusii. The lowest There is an increasing number of records of hibernating individuals to the east of earlier records, mainly from Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia and Hungary (Benda and Hotový 2004;Nusová et al 2019;Sachanowicz and Ciechanowski 2006;Sachanowicz et al 2019). Our record is the northernmost so far.…”

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First record of a Nathusius’ pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii) overwintering at a latitude above 60°N

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Highly mobile species are considered to be the first to respond to climate change by transforming their ranges of distribution. There is evidence suggesting that Pipistrellus nathusii, a species capable of long-distance migration, is expanding both its reproduction and overwintering ranges to the North. We recorded the echolocation calls of bats at 16 sites in South-Western Finland on two consecutive winters, and detected calls of P. nathusii at one of the sites throughout the second winter. To our knowledge, this is the northernmost record of an overwintering P. nathusii, and contributes to evidence that the species is already responding to climate change.

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First record of a Nathusius’ pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii) overwintering at a latitude above 60°N

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“…the western part of the Czech Republic), records of both sexes and occurrence in both hibernation and reproductive seasons indicate possible reproduction there. Similarly to Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774), the Kuhl's pipistrelle has been found to occasionally invade buildings in late summer, typically admixed to groups of P. pipistrellus and/or P. pygmaeus (Leach, 1825), see Nusová et al (2019). Findings of several individuals in the same room of a building in late summer in Znojmo (records 17 and 18) suggest this type of behavior may occur also in the Czech Republic and should motivate researchers for careful examination of bats at the sites where such invasions have been frequent, whenever possible.…”

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Pipistrellus kuhlii in the Czech Republic: 2007–2020 (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)

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Based on 25 records (both published and new) we summarize the recent distribution of Pipistrellus kuhlii in the Czech Republic and discuss possible colonization routes. The species colonized a major part of the Czech Republic during 14 years since its first record in 2007. Based on locations and chronology of the records it seems that the eastern part of the Czech Republic (Moravia) was colonized from the south along the Dyje and Morava rivers, while in Bohemia, two possible routes may have existed: one from the south along the Vltava river from the Danube valley, and another from the east or south-east along the valley of the Svitava and Orlice rivers. Given the fact that already in 2018 the presence of P. kuhlii was confirmed in Saxony, which predated the species confirmation in the north-western and central parts of Bohemia, we do not exclude possible existence of a third colonization route along the Labe river from the north-west (Germany). All the records come from human settlements, typically cities or towns, and dates of the records suggests the year-round occurrence. At least four records (including two roosts of maternity colonies), all from Moravia, proved reproduction of this bat in the country. All examined individuals displayed pelage and skin colouration patterns typical for P. kuhlii kuhlii.

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“…Especially large urban settings offer to these species not only hunting areas (70) and roost sites in the active period, but also suitable hibernating areas. During the last decades it has become an increasing trend for several such bat species to use large buildings (e.g., multistorey office buildings and block of flats) for autumn congregations or wintering sites in major cities (71). This tendency increased not only the number of these bats inside highly urbanized areas (72), but also the contacts with humans (73,74).…”

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Argasid Ticks of Palearctic Bats: Distribution, Host Selection, and Zoonotic Importance

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The soft ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae) are ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates with a wide geographic distribution, occurring on all continents. These ticks are obligate blood-feeders, most of them show high degrees of host-specialization and several species in arid and tropical regions are important parasites of livestock and men. Species commonly occurring on domestic animals and man are generally well-known, with many studies focusing on their ecology, distribution or vectorial role. However, wildlife-specialist soft ticks are less studied. Nearly half of all soft tick species are bat specialists, with five species (Carios vespertilionis, Chiropterargas boueti, Chiropterargas confusus, Reticulinasus salahi, and Secretargas transgariepinus) occurring in the Western Palearctic. There is no comprehensive study on the distribution, hosts or pathogens in these soft ticks, although most species were shown to carry several viral, bacterial, or protozoan pathogens and also to occasionally infest humans. Based on a literature survey and 1,120 distinct georeferenced records, we present here the geographical range, host selection and vectorial potential for bat-specialist soft ticks occurring in the Western Palearctic (chiefly Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East). Carios vespertilionis shows the largest distribution range and was found on most host species, being ubiquitous wherever crevice-roosting bats occur. All the other species were located only in areas with Mediterranean climate, with Ch. boueti, Chiropteraragas confusus, and R. salahi are missing entirely from Europe. These three species have a host spectrum of bats roosting primarily in caves, while S. transgariepinus and Ca. vespertilionis is feeding primarily on crevice-roosting bat species. All but one of these soft tick species are known to feed on humans and may be vectors of important disease agents (Rickettsia spp., Borrelia spp., Bartonella spp., Ehrlichia spp., Babesia spp., several nairo-, and flaviviruses). As several crevice-roosting bat species show a continuous adaptation to human-altered areas, with certain species becoming common city-dwellers in the Western Palearctic, the study of bat specialist soft ticks is also important from an epidemiologic point of view.

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Go to the city: urban invasions of four pipistrelle bat species in eastern Slovakia

Cited by 16 publications

References 28 publications

First record of a Nathusius’ pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii) overwintering at a latitude above 60°N

First record of a Nathusius’ pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii) overwintering at a latitude above 60°N

Pipistrellus kuhlii in the Czech Republic: 2007–2020 (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)

Argasid Ticks of Palearctic Bats: Distribution, Host Selection, and Zoonotic Importance

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