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- Title
The northernmost Rhinolophus blasii colony in Europe: permanent presence in the Pădurea Craiului Mountains, Romania.
- Authors
JÉRE, Csaba; BÜCS, Szilárd; CSŐSZ, István; SZODORAY-PARÁDI, Farkas; BARTI, Levente
- Abstract
The status and distribution of Blasius's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus blasii in Romania is largely unknown. Historical records suggest the presence of the species mainly in the south-western part of the country, and also in the lower MureşValley, Metaliferi and Trascău Mountains. However, old faunistic data are questionable, due to the difficult identification of medium-sized horseshoe bats and also due to the sympatric presence of the Mediterranean horseshoe bat Rhinolophus euryale. Recent and regular monitoring in North-Western Romania confirms the presence of the species in the Gălășeni Cave, Pădurea Craiului Mountains, in the northern part of the Apuseni mountains range. Formerly considered to be a 100% R. euryale colony, it is actually a colony where there are indications of seasonal R. blasii dominance. With this data, we provide the northernmost distribution point of R. blasii in Europe.
- Subjects
ROMANIA; HORSESHOE bats; SPECIES distribution
- Publication
North-Western Journal of Zoology, 2017, Vol 13, Issue 1, p163
- ISSN
1584-9074
- Publication type
Article