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- Title
First record of polydactyly for a European bat, Myotis daubentonii (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae).
- Authors
Torrent, Laura; Apoznański, Grzegorz; Kokurewicz, Tomasz; Mitrus, Cezary; De Maegdt, Maya; Juste, Javier
- Abstract
Despite being one of the most common congenital hand abnormalities in humans, polydactyly remains extremely rare in bats. To date, it has been observed only in two insectivorous families in North America (Molossidae and Vespertilionidae) and a single case for the New World fruit bats (Phyllostomidae). We report the first case of polydactyly in a European bat – a Myotis daubentonii (Vespertilionidae), with eight toes. The bat was found alive, hibernating in the Natura 2000 site (PLH080003 "Nietoperek") in Poland.
- Subjects
POLAND; BATS; VESPERTILIONIDAE; POLYDACTYLY; MYOTIS; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE; HUMAN abnormalities
- Publication
Mammalia: International Journal of the Systematics, Biology & Ecology of Mammals, 2022, Vol 86, Issue 5, p501
- ISSN
0025-1461
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1515/mammalia-2022-0015