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XIIIth European Bat Research Symposium, 1-5 September 2014, Šibenik, Croatia
THE OVERVIEW OF BAT FAUNA (CHIROPTERA) OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA WITH FIRST RECORD OF PIPISTRELLUS NATHUSII
Branko KARAPANDŽA1, Jasminko MULAOMEROVIĆ2, Milan PAUNOVIĆ3, Jasmin PAŠIĆ4, Primož PRESETNIK5, Maja ZAGMAJSTER6
1 Wildlife Conservation Society “Mustela”, Njegoševa 51, Belgrade, Serbia; [email protected] Centre for Karst and Speleology, Branilaca sarajeva 30, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; [email protected] 3 Natural History Museum, Njegoševa 51, Belgrade, Serbia; [email protected] Ekološko istraživačko društvo (EID), Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina; [email protected] Centre for Cartography of Fauna and Flora, Ljubljana office, Klunova 3, Ljubljana, Slovenia; [email protected] SubBioLab, Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 111, Ljubljana, Slovenia; [email protected]
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is one of the least studied countries considering bats in Europe. Little has been published so far and data are mostly scattered, sometimes in obscure publications. During preparation of this review, all available published data have been gathered and analyzed (39* relevant publications found), data from museum collections (7 natural history museums, 5 local museums and other institutions) have been collected and all accessible voucher specimens have been re-examined; new original data on bats (more than 400 records) have also been collected in the last 13 years.
The oldest published record of a bat from BiH is an intriguing finding of Pteropus sp. in 1886 (Rajzer 1889). The specimen is still preserved in the Collection of Land Museum in Sarajevo, but without the skull. It has been examined by authors, but its condition did not allow for definitive species identification.
The first scientific data on bats were given by Bolkay (1924, 1926), as lists of specimens stored in Land Museum Sarajevo. From second half of 20th century there are just sporadic data from few regional researchers (9 persons and 8 publications with original data), who collected data mostly along other mammal research, as well as the first bat species check list (Đulić & Mirić 1967).
In 21st century, specific and more systematic surveys on bats started (including methods of roost checks, mist netting and use of ultrasound detectors) resulting in considerable increase in knowledge on bats and their distribution (including first records of 4 species, see Table). It was first started by bat researchers from Serbia, Slovenia and Poland, followed by increasing involvement of local bat researchers. The work of the latter in the last years resulted in considerable data increase and findings of new species for the country (see Table), published in as many as 16 publications, with first popular publication on bats (Pašić & Mulaomerović 2013), new check lists (Mulaomerović 2007-2008, 2013a) and national reports for EUROBATS (Mulaomerović 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009).
Presence of 29 bat species can be confirmed in BiH so far (see Table). Pipistrellus nathusii is reported here for the first time. Three species mentioned in the literature cannot be considered as part of the recent BiH bat fauna: historical finding of Pteropus sp.(Rajzer 1889) was exceptional, Nyctalus lasiopterus was listed for the country (Đulić & Mirić 1967) without concrete record and Eptesicus nilssonii was registered in fossil remnants only(Malez 1973).
All together, bats are know from 126** different sites, mostly caves (see Map), while large areas of the country still remain totally unexplored.
Although bat fauna of BiH is heavily understudied, some underground roosts can already be recognized as being of high conservation importance for bats, harboring large numbers of individuals and species.
Present list of bats of BIH should be regarded as provisional, as additional species are expected in the country having very diverse landscape and climate as well as relatively well preserved natural ecosystems. Based on their ecology and distribution range, at least 4 more bat species can be expected: Myotis dasycneme, Myotis alcathoe, Nyctalus lasiopterus and Eptesicus nilssonii.
* Figure differs from those in abstract since the inclusion of new data** Some of the sites are not visible on the Map as they overlap at this scale
Kotrošan D., V. Bjedov, B. Kryštufek, 2006. Stanje istraženosti faune sisara Bosne i Hercegovine. Radovi Šumarskog Fakulteta Univerziteta u Sarajevu 36 (1): 29–55.
Kryštufek, B., and B. Đulić. 2001. Rhinolophus blasii Peters, 1866 - Blasius Hufeisennase. In: Niethammer, J., and F. Krapp. Handbuch der Säugetiere Europas, Band 4: Fledertiere, Teil I: Chiroptera I. Aula Verlag. Pp.: 75 - 110. [in German]
Malez M. 1973. Spatwürmfauna in der Zelena pećina bei Mostar in der Hercegowina. Bull. sci. Cons. Acad. Yugosl., (A), 18(1-3): 7-8. [in German]
Malez, M., D. Rukavina, and T. Slišković. 1978. Kvartargeološki i paleontološki odnosi u pećini Rastuši kod Teslića [Quartargeological and paleontological conditions in cave Rastuša near Teslić]. Glasnik Zemaljskog muzeja, Prirodne nauke, XVII: 5-22. [in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian]
Milanolo, S., J. Mulaomerović, and A. Zukanović. 2009. Alcune osservazioni di chirotteri in Bosnia ed Erzegovina [Some observations of bats in Bosnia and Herzegovina]. Labirinti 27: 43-52, Novara, Italia [in Italian]
Mirić, Đ. 1973. Prilog rasprostranjenju i sistematskom položaju dugonogog šišmiša (Myotis capaccinii Bonaparte, 1837) iz istočnih delova Jugoslavije [Contribution toward distribution and systematic position of Long-fingered bat (Myotis capaccinii Bonaparte, 1837) from eastern parts of Yugoslavia]. Glasnik Prirodnjačkog muzeja u Beogradu, B (28): 179-205. [in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian]
Mirić, Đ., and M. Paunović. 1997. New data on the Leisler’s bat Nyctalus leisleri (Kuhl, 1817) (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera) from the Balkan peninsula, with a review of the Balkan range. Myotis, 35: 67-75.
Mulaomerović J., (2004): National Report on the Implementation of the Agreement on the Conservation of Bats in Europe. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Manuscript, Inf.EUROBATS.AC9.25, UNEP/EUROBATS Secretariat, Bonn, 4pp. <http://www.eurobats.org/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/National_Reports/nat_rep_BIH_2004.pdf>.
Mulaomerović J., (2005): National Report on the Implementation of the Agreement on the Conservation of Bats in Europe. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Manuscript, Inf.EUROBATS.AC10.27, UNEP/EUROBATS Secretariat, Bonn, 3pp. <http://www.eurobats.org/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/National_Reports/nat_rep_BIH_2005.pdf>.
Mulaomerović J., (2006): National Report on the Implementation of the Agreement on the Conservation of Bats in Europe. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Manuscript, Inf.EUROBATS.MoP5.46, UNEP/EUROBATS Secretariat, Bonn, 3pp. <http://www.eurobats.org/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/National_Reports/nat_rep_BIH_2006_2.pdf>.
Mulaomerović J., 2007-2008: Bosanskohercegovačka nomenklatura šišmiša. Naš krš, XXVII-XXVIII (40-41): 25-27. [in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, with abstract in English]
Mulaomerović J., (2009): National Report on the Implementation of the Agreement on the Conservation of Bats in Europe. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Manuscript, Inf.EUROBATS.AC14.20, UNEP/EUROBATS Secretariat, Bonn, 3pp. <http://www.eurobats.org/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/National_Reports/nat_rep_BIH_2009.pdf>.
Mulaomerović J., 2009-2010. Pregaženi šišmiš u tunelu/pećini Ponikva kod Vareša [A run-over bat in Ponikva tunnel/cave near Vareš]. Naš krš XXIX-XXX (42-43): 44-47.[in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, with abstract in English]
Mulaomerović J., 2013a. Bosanskohercegovačka nomenklatura za sve vrste šišmiša sporazuma EUROBATS i nova kontrolna lista šišmiša BIH [Bosnian and hercegovian vernacular bat names for all species under EUROBATS Agreement and a new checklist of bat species of Bosnia and Herzegovina]. Naš krš, XXXIII (46), Bilten radne grupe za zaštitu šišmiša, Supplementum 1: 14-22. [in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, with abstract in English]
Mulaomerović J., 2013b. Prvi nalaz Brandtovog šišmiša Myotis brandtii u Bosni i Hercegovini [First Record of Brandt’s bat (Myotis brandtii) in Bosnia and Herzegovina]. Naš krš, XXXIII (46), Bilten radne grupe za zaštitu šišmiša, Supplementum 1: 14-22. [in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, with abstract in English]
Mulaomerović J., 2013c. Dva alpska dugouha šišmiša (Plecotus macrobullaris) iz Travnika u zbirci Prirodnjačkoga muzeja u Beču [Two Alpine long-eared bats (Plecotus macrobullaris) from Travnik in collection of Natural History Museum in Wiena]. Naš krš, XXXIII (46), Bilten radne grupe za zaštitu šišmiša, Supplementum 1: 37-38. [in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, with abstract in English]
Mulaomerović J., 2013d. Dva šišmiša iz zbirke Zavičajnog muzeja u Travniku [Two bats in collection of Regional museum in Travnik]. Naš krš, XXXIII (46), Bilten radne grupe za zaštitu šišmiša, Supplementum 1: 39-41. [in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, with abstract in English]
Pašić J. and J.Mulaomerović, J. 2013. Šišmiši. Centar za krš i speleologiju, Sarajevo, 16 pp. [in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian]
Pašić J., J. Mulaomerović, J. P. Presetnik, 2013. Rezultati pregleda potencijalnih zimskih skloništa šišmiša u Bosni i Hercegovini u zimu 2012/13 [Results of survey of potential bat hibernacula in Bosnia And Herzegovina in winter 2012/13]. Naš krš, XXXIII (46), Bilten radne grupe za zaštitu šišmiša, Supplementum 1: 23-34. [in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, with abstract in English]
Pašić J. and I. Napotnik, 2013. Širokouhi šišmiš (Barbastella barbastellus) nađen među drvima u selu Aleksići (sjeverna Bosna i Hercegovina) [Barbastelle bat (Barbastella barbastellus) found between stack of firewood in village Aleksići (north Bosnia and Herzegovina)]. Naš krš, XXXIII (46), Bilten radne grupe za zaštitu šišmiša, Supplementum 1: 35-36. [in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, with abstract in English]
Pašić J., I. Napotnik, Jasna Friščić, P. Presetnik and M. Đurović, 2011-2012. Pećinska fauna okoline Banjaluke [The Cave Fauna of the Banja Luka Area]. Naš krš XXVII-XXVIII (44-45): 43–51. [in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, with abstract in English]
Pašić J. and P. Presetnik. 2013. Vodeni šišmiš (Myotis daubentonii (Kuhl, 1817)) nova vrsta na spisku šišmiša (Chiroptera) Bosne i Hercegovine [Daubenton’ s bat (Myotis daubentonii (Kuhl, 1817)) new species on the list of bats (Chiroptera) of Bosnia and herzegovina]. Naš krš, XXXIII (46), Bilten radne grupe za zaštitu šišmiša, Supplementum 1: 8-13. [in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, with abstract in English]
Paunović, M., and S. Marinković. 1998. Kuhl’s pipistrelle Pipistrellus kuhlii Kuhl, 1817 (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) - a new species in the mammal fauna of Serbia, with data on its Balkan distribution range, status and ecology. Zbornik radova o fauni Srbije, Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti, V: 167-180.
Petrov, B. 1968. Korrekturen und Bemerkungen zu den Verbreitungskarten im Van den Brink’schen Buch “Die Säugetiere Europas” für das Territorium Jugoslawiens. Saugetierk. Mitt., 16: 39 - 52. [in German]
Rajzer, O. 1889. Letipas (leteći miš) u Hercegovini. Glasnik zemaljskog muzeja u Bosni i Hercegovini, I(1): 35 – 36. [in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian]
Sachanowicz, K., M.Ciechanowski, and A. Rachwald. 2006. Supplementary notes on the distribution of Pipistrellus pipistrellus complex (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in the Balkans: first records of P. pygmaeus (Leach, 1825) in Albania and in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Lynx (Praha), 37: 247-254.
Spitzenberger, F., P. P. Strelkov, H. Winkler, and E. Haring. 2006. A preliminary revision of the genus Plecotus (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) based on genetic and morphological results. Zoologica Scripta: 35(3): 187-230.
Tvrtković, N., I. Pavlinić, and E. Haring. 2005. Four species of long-eared bats (Plecotus, Geoffroy, 1818; Mammalia, Vespertilionidae) in Croatia: field identification and distribution. Folia zoologica, 54(1-2): 75-88.
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Bolkay, S. J. 1926. Additions to the Mammalian Fauna of the Balkan Peninsula. Glasnik Zemaljskog muzeja u Bosni i Hercegovini, XXXVII: 159 - 179.
Buturović, A., 1951: Zoološka zbirka Državne realne gimnazije u Travniku. – Godišnjak Biološkog instituta u Sarajevu, IV, 1: 111-114. [in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian]
Ciechanowski, M., K. Sachanowicz, A. Rachwald, and P. Benda. 2005. First records of Tadarida teniotis (Rafinesque, 1814) (Chiroptera, Molossidae) from Serbia and Montenegro and from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mammalia, 69(2): 257-260.
Červeny, J., and B. Kryštufek. 1988. A contribution to the knowledge of the bats of Central and Southern Dalmatia, Yugoslavia (Chiroptera, Mammalia). Biološki vestnik, 36(4): 17-30.
Dujaković, G. 2004. Caves of Republic of Srpska. Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva, Srpsko Sarajevo, 330 pp. [bilingual edition in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian and English]
Đulić, B. 1980. Morphological characteristics and distribution of Plecotus auritus and Plecotus austriacus in some regions of Yugoslavia. Proceedigns of Fifth International Bat Research Conference, Texas Tech Press, Lubbock: 151 - 161.
Đulić, B., and Đ. Mirić. 1967. Catalogus faunae Jugoslaviae, IV/4: Mammalia. Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti, 46 pp. [in Slovenian]
Felten, H., F. Spitzenberger, and G. Storch. 1977. Zur Kleinsäugerfauna West-Anatoliens. Teil IIIa. Senckenbergiana biologica, 58(1/2): 1-44. [in German]
Ivanović, O. 1956. Pećina Ujča. Speleolog, IV (1-2): 19-21. [in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, with abstract tin Spanish]
Karapandža, B., and M. Paunović. 2005. Bat banding in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In: Hutterer, R., T. Ivanova, C. Meyer-Cords, L. Rodrigues. Bat Migrations in Europe. A Review of Banding Data and Literature. Naturschutz und biologische Vielfalt 28, BFN, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, pp.: 34-35.
Species Data source (by data time)*
Rhinolophus ferrumequinumBolkay 1926, ZIN-StP 1935-49, NHM-BEO 1958-59, Felten et al. 1977, Malez et al. 1978, authors 2000-13, Milanolo et al. 2009, Pašić et al. 2012, 2013, Pašić & Presetnik 2013
Rhinolophus hipposiderosBolkay 1926, ZIN-StP 1936, Ivanović 1956, Felten et al. 1977, Červeny & Kryštufek 1988, authors 2002-13, Dujaković 2004 , Milanolo et al. 2009, Pašić et al. 2012, 2013, Pašić & Presetnik 2013, Mulaomerović 2013b
Rhinolophus euryaleBolkay 1926, ZIN-StP 1936, NHM-BEO 1959, Malez et al. 1978, authors 2002, Dujaković 2004, Milanolo et al. 2009, Pašić et al. 2012, 2013
Rhinolophus blasii Kryštufek & Đulić 2001, authors 2013
Myotis myotisBolkay 1924, 1926, ZIN-StP 1936, Mulaomerović 2013d, NHM-BEO 1958-59, NHM-BUD 1976, Felten et al. 1977, authors 2002-13, Dujaković 2004, Pašić et al. 2012, 2013, Pašić & Presetnik 2013
Myotis blythii oxygnathus ZIN-StP 1947, NHM-BUD 1976, authors 2001-13, Dujaković 2004, Pašić & Presetnik 2013
Myotis bechsteinii authors 2001, Dujaković 2004, Pašić et al. 2012
Myotis nattereri Červeny & Kryštufek 1988
Myotis emarginatus Červeny & Kryštufek 1988, authors 2001-13
Myotis mystacinus Bolkay 1926, LM-SA 1949, NHM-BUD 1976
Myotis brandtii Mulaomerović 2013b
Myotis daubentonii Pašić & Presetnik 2013
Myotis capaccinii Bolkay 1926, Mirić 1973, authors 2005-06, Pašić et al. 2013
Pipistrellus pipistrellusBolkay 1924, 1926, ZIN-StP 1924-48, NHM-BEO 1968, authors 2005-13, Pašić et al. 2013, Pašić & Presetnik 2013
Pipistrellus pygmaeus Sachanowicz et al. 2006, authors 2013
Pipistrellus kuhlii Bolkay 1926, Paunović & Marinković 1998
Pipistrellus nathusii ZIN-StP 1949
Hypsugo savii Bolkay 1926, Ciechanowski et al. 2005, authors 2005
Eptesicus serotinus Mulaomerović 2009-2010, Pašić et al. 2012
Vespertilio murinus Bolkay 1924, Ciechanowski et al. 2005
Nyctalus noctulaLM-SA 1887-1949, ZIN-StP 1946-49, NHM-BEO 1964-68, authors 2002-04, Ciechanowski et al. 2005, Pašić et al. 2013, Pašić & Presetnik 2013
Nyctalus leisleri Mirić & Paunović 1997, Pašić & Presetnik 2013
Plecotus auritus Bolkay 1924, 1926, LM-SA 1949, Đulić 1980, authors 2001-05, Dujaković 2004, Pašić et al. 2012
Plecotus macrobullaris Mulaomerović 2013c, d, Đulić 1980, Tvrtković et al. 2005, Spitzenberger et al. 2006
Plecotus austriacus ZIN-StP 1936-49, Petrov 1968, Spitzenberger et al. 2006
Plecotus kolombatovici Đulić 1980, Červeny & Kryštufek 1988
Barbastella barbastellus authors 2001-06, Dujaković 2004, Milanolo et al. 2009, Pašić et al. 2012, 2013, Pašić & Napotnik 2013
Miniopterus schreibersiiBolkay 1926, ZIN-StP 1947, NHM-BEO 1958-60, authors 2002-13, Milanolo et al. 2009, Pašić et al. 2012, 2013, Pašić & Presetnik 2013
Tadarida teniotis Ciechanowski et al. 2005
* Only references with original concrete records are listed here (not check lists); previously unpublished data are in boldMuseum collections abbreviations: ZIN-StP - Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Science, Sankt Petersburg;NHM-BEO - Natural History Museum, Belgrade; NHM BUD - Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest , LM-SA - Land Museum Sarajevo
THE OVERVIEW OF BAT FAUNA (CHIROPTERA)OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
WITH FIRST RECORD OF PIPISTRELLUS NATHUSIIBranko KARAPANDŽA1, Jasminko MULAOMEROVIĆ2, Milan PAUNOVIĆ3, Jasmin PAŠIĆ4, Primož PRESETNIK5, Maja ZAGMAJSTER6
1 Wildlife Conservation Society “Mustela”, Njegoševa 51, Belgrade, Serbia; [email protected] Centre for Karst and Speleology, Branilaca sarajeva 30, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; [email protected] 3 Natural History Museum, Njegoševa 51, Belgrade, Serbia; [email protected]
4 Ekološko istraživačko društvo (EID), Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina; [email protected] Centre for Cartography of Fauna and Flora, Ljubljana office, Klunova 3, Ljubljana, Slovenia; [email protected] SubBioLab, Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 111, Ljubljana, Slovenia; [email protected]
Rhinolophus hipposideros, Rh. ferrumequinum, Rh. euryale, Rh. blasii, Tadarida teniotis, Miniopterus schreibersii, Myotis myotis, M. blythii oxygnathus, M. bechsteinii, M. nattereri, M. emarginatus, M. brandtii, M. mystacinus, M. capaccini, M. daubentonii(photos by Branko Karapandža except for Rhinolophus hipposideros by Đorđe Đoković and Tadarida teniotis ramondiesel <http://www.dzoom.org.es/postt70163.html>)
Part of nursery of several thousands M. schreibersii and several hundreds M. myotis/blythii oxygnathus and M. capaccinii in Pećina Rastuša Cave (photo by Behudin Alimanović)
Pteropus sp. from the Collection of Land Museum in Sarajevo(photo by Milan Paunović)
Mist-netting (photo by Tanja Bašagić)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is one of the least studied countries considering bats in Europe. Little has been published so far and data are mostly scattered, sometimes in obscure publications. During preparation of this review, all available published data have been gathered and analyzed (39* relevant publications found), data from museum collections (7 natural history museums, 5 local museums and other institutions) have been collected and all accessible voucher specimens have been re-examined; new original data on bats (more than 400 records) have also been collected in the last 13 years.* Figure differs from those in abstract since the inclusion of new data
All together, bats are know from 126* different sites, mostly caves (see Map), while large areas of the country still remain totally unexplored.
Although bat fauna of BiH is heavily understudied, some underground roosts can already be recognized as being of high conservation importance for bats, harboring large numbers of individuals and species.* some of the sites are not visible on the Map as they overlap at this scale
The first scientific data on bats were given by Bolkay (1924, 1926), as lists of specimens stored in Land Museum Sarajevo. From second half of 20th century there are just sporadic data from few regional researchers (9 persons and 8 publications with original data), who collected data mostly along other mammal research, as well as the first bat species check list (Đulić & Mirić 1967).
IIn 21st century, specific and more systematic surveys on bats started (including methods of roost checks, mist netting and use of ultrasound detectors) resulting in considerable increase in knowledge on bats and their distribution (including first records of 4 species, see Table). It was first started by bat researchers from Serbia, Slovenia and Poland, followed by increasing involvement of local bat researchers. The work of the latter in the last years resulted in considerable data increase and findings of new species for the country (see Table), published in as many as 16 publications, with first popular publication on bats (Pašić & Mulaomerović 2013), new check lists (Mulaomerović 2007-2008, 2013a) and national reports for EUROBATS (Mulaomerović 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009).
Present list of bats of BIH should be regarded as provisional, as additional species are expected in the country having very diverse landscape and climate as well as relatively well preserved natural ecosystems. Based on their ecology and distribution range, at least 4 more bat species can be expected: Myotis dasycneme, Myotis alcathoe, Nyctalus lasiopterus and Eptesicus nilssonii.
* Only references with original concrete records are listed here (not check lists); previously unpublished data are in boldMuseum collections abbreviations: ZIN-StP - Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Science, Sankt Petersburg;NHM-BEO - Natural History Museum, Belgrade; NHM BUD - Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest , LM-SA - Land Museum Sarajevo
The oldest published record of a bat from BiH is an intriguing finding of Pteropus sp. in 1886 (Rajzer 1889). The specimen is still preserved in the Collection of Land Museum in Sarajevo, but without the skull. It has been examined by authors, but its condition did not allow for definitive species identification.
Nyctalus leisleri, N. noctula, Pipistrellus pipistrellus, P. pygmaeus, P. kuhlii, P. nathusii, Hypsugo savii, Eptesicus serotinus, Vespertilio murinus, Plecotus auritus, P. macrobullaris, P. austriacus, P. kolombatovici, Barbastella barbastellus(photos by Branko Karapandža except for Plecotus kolombatovici by Jérôme Boisard <https://www.flickr.com/photos/jboisardphoto/4820385873/>)
Presence of 29 bat species has been confirmed in BiH so far (see Table).
Pipistrellus nathusii is reported here for the first time.
Three species mentioned in the literature cannot be considered as part of the recent BiH bat fauna: historical finding of Pteropus sp. (Rajzer 1889) was exceptional, Nyctalus lasiopterus was listed for the country (Đulić & Mirić 1967) without concrete record and Eptesicus nilssonii was registered in fossil remnants only (Malez 1973).
Species Data source (by data time)*
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Bolkay 1926, ZIN-StP 1935-49, NHM-BEO 1958-59, Felten et al. 1977, Malez et al. 1978, authors 2000-13, Milanolo et al. 2009, Pašić et al. 2012, 2013, Pašić & Presetnik 2013
Rhinolophus hipposideros Bolkay 1926, ZIN-StP 1936, Ivanović 1956, Felten et al. 1977, Červeny & Kryštufek 1988, authors 2002-13, Dujaković 2004 , Milanolo et al. 2009, Pašić et al. 2012, 2013, Pašić & Presetnik 2013, Mulaomerović 2013b
Rhinolophus euryale Bolkay 1926, ZIN-StP 1936, NHM-BEO 1959, Malez et al. 1978, authors 2002, Dujaković 2004, Milanolo et al. 2009, Pašić et al. 2012, 2013
Rhinolophus blasii Kryštufek & Đulić 2001, authors 2013
Myotis myotis Bolkay 1924, 1926, ZIN-StP 1936, Mulaomerović 2013d, NHM-BEO 1958-59, NHM-BUD 1976, Felten et al. 1977, authors 2002-13, Dujaković 2004, Pašić et al. 2012, 2013, Pašić & Presetnik 2013
Myotis blythii oxygnathus ZIN-StP 1947, NHM-BUD 1976, authors 2001-13, Dujaković 2004, Pašić & Presetnik 2013
Myotis bechsteinii authors 2001, Dujaković 2004, Pašić et al. 2012
Myotis nattereri Červeny & Kryštufek 1988
Myotis emarginatus Červeny & Kryštufek 1988, authors 2001-13
Myotis mystacinus Bolkay 1926, LM-SA 1949, NHM-BUD 1976
Myotis brandtii Mulaomerović 2013b
Myotis daubentonii Pašić & Presetnik 2013
Myotis capaccinii Bolkay 1926, Mirić 1973, authors 2005-06, Pašić et al. 2013
Pipistrellus pipistrellus Bolkay 1924, 1926, ZIN-StP 1924-48, NHM-BEO 1968, authors 2005-13, Pašić et al. 2013, Pašić & Presetnik 2013
Pipistrellus pygmaeus Sachanowicz et al. 2006, authors 2013
Pipistrellus kuhlii Bolkay 1926, Paunović & Marinković 1998
Pipistrellus nathusii ZIN-StP 1949
Hypsugo savii Bolkay 1926, Ciechanowski et al. 2005, authors 2005
Eptesicus serotinus Mulaomerović 2009-2010, Pašić et al. 2012
Vespertilio murinus Bolkay 1924, Ciechanowski et al. 2005
Nyctalus noctula LM-SA 1887-1949, ZIN-StP 1946-49, NHM-BEO 1964-68, authors 2002-04, Ciechanowski et al. 2005, Pašić et al. 2013, Pašić & Presetnik 2013
Nyctalus leisleri Mirić & Paunović 1997, Pašić & Presetnik 2013
Plecotus auritus Bolkay 1924, 1926, LM-SA 1949, Đulić 1980, authors 2001-05, Dujaković 2004, Pašić et al. 2012
Plecotus macrobullaris Mulaomerović 2013c, d, Đulić 1980, Tvrtković et al. 2005, Spitzenberger et al. 2006
Plecotus austriacus ZIN-StP 1936-49, Petrov 1968, Spitzenberger et al. 2006
Plecotus kolombatovici Đulić 1980, Červeny & Kryštufek 1988
Barbastella barbastellus authors 2001-06, Dujaković 2004, Milanolo et al. 2009, Pašić et al. 2012, 2013, Pašić & Napotnik 2013
Miniopterus schreibersii Bolkay 1926, ZIN-StP 1947, NHM-BEO 1958-60, authors 2002-13, Milanolo et al. 2009, Pašić et al. 2012, 2013, Pašić & Presetnik 2013
Tadarida teniotis Ciechanowski et al. 2005
Examination of the Collection of Land Museum in Sarajevo(photo by Milan Paunović)
Karst of Herzegovina (photo by Jasminko Mulaomerović)