Prima segnalazione per la Campania di vespertilio mustacchino, Myotis mystacinus (Kuhl, 1817) (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae)

Very little data are available on the distribution of the whiskered bat Myotis mystacinus in Italy. On 24 June 2002, we first recorded this species in the Campania region (Southern Italy). The bat - an adult female - was mist-netted at a water site along the Ofanto river, in the Avellino province. D...

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Published inHystrix Vol. 13; no. 1-2
Main Authors Russo, Danilo, Garofano, Francesco, Mastrobuoni, Giovanni, Possemato, Biagio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Varese Associazione Teriologica Italiana 20.12.2002
Subjects
Bats
Myotis mystacinus
Italy
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Summary:Very little data are available on the distribution of the whiskered bat Myotis mystacinus in Italy. On 24 June 2002, we first recorded this species in the Campania region (Southern Italy). The bat - an adult female - was mist-netted at a water site along the Ofanto river, in the Avellino province. Details concerning the criteria adopted for species identification are provided.
ISSN:0394-1914
1825-5272
DOI:10.4404/hystrix-13.1-2-4184