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Chiroptera

Habitat selection by the Common Pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus s. l. (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), in the Dinevar region of western Iran

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Pages 43-50 | Published online: 28 Feb 2013
 

Abstract

The habitat selection by the Common Pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus sensu lato, was studied using heterodyne bat detectors during 19 nights in the Dinevar region of Kermanshah Province, western Iran. Our data indicate that this bat forage predominantly in a different range of aquatic habitat although other terrestrial habitats are also used regularly. From 699 P. pipistrellus s. l. passes, 25% were made above riparian vegetation, 24% in marshland, 23% above water meadows, 14% in fields, and 13% in conifer plantations.

Kurzfassung

Die Habitatwahl der Zwergfledermaus, Pipistrellus pipistrellus sensu lato, wurde in der Dinevar-Region in der westiranischen Provinz Kermanschah in 19 Nächten mit Hilfe eines Bat Detectors untersucht. Die Art nutzt zur Nahrungssuche hauptsächlich verschiedene Typen von Feuchtgebieten, wenngleich terrestrische Habitate auch regelmäßig aufgesucht werden. Von insgesamt 699 Feststellungen fallen 25% auf Ufervegetation, 24% auf Sumpfgebiete, 23% auf Feuchtwiesen, 14% auf Felder und 13% auf Koniferenpflanzungen.

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