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




Blomberg Anna S., Vasko Ville, Salonen Saku, Pētersons Gunārs, Lilley Thomas M.

PublisherDe Gruyter Open Ltd

2021

Mammalia

Mammalia

85

1

0025-1461

1864-1547

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2020-0019

https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/51111286



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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