A New Distribution Record and Some Bioecological Features of Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Northwest Türkiye (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)

Year 2023, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 38 - 43, 30.06.2023

Serdar Gözütok

https://doi.org/10.31594/commagene.1239398

Abstract

Species of the genus Plecotus, which have distinctive morphology with their long ears, are common in the Palearctic region. Its distribution area in Türkiye is seen as fragmented. In the present study, a new distribution record for Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Bolu province is given. External characteristics, fur coloration, skull morphology, morphometric measurements, and some ecological characteristics of the specimen were also recorded. The greatest length of skull, condylobasal length, zygomatic breadth, skull height, and largest diameter of tympanic bulla values were measured as high when compared to the data of Plecotus auritus from Türkiye and Central Europe. It is noted that the species' diet includes Galleria mellonella from the order Lepidoptera. Additionally, call length (ms) (1.4- 4.9 mean= 3.4), max. frequency (kHz) (28.8-62.4 mean= 39.9), min. frequency (kHz) (16.8-36.4 mean= 24.3), and peak frequency (kHz) (22.8-35.6 mean= 28.7) acoustic parameters of Plecotus auritus were determined.

Keywords

Long-eared Brown bat, Bolu, bat calls, Galeria mellonella, Türkiye

Supporting Institution

Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırmaları Destekleme birimi (BAP)

Project Number

BAP. 2018.10.01.1383

Thanks

I would like to thank for project support Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (BAP) (BAP project number – 2018.10.01.1383).

Türkiye’nin Kuzeybatısından Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus, 1758)’a Ait Yeni Bir Yayılış Kaydı ve Bazı Biyoekolojik Özellikleri (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)

Abstract

Uzun kulakları ile ayırt edici bir morfolojiye sahip olan Plecotus cinsi türleri Palearktik bölgede yaygın olarak bulunmaktadırlar. Türkye’deki yayılış alanı parçalı durumdadır. Bu çalışmada Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus, 1758) için Bolu ilinden yeni bir yayılış kaydı verilmiştir. Dış karakteristikler, kürk rengi, kafatası morfolojisi, morfometrik ölçümler ve bazı ekolojik karakteristikleri kaydedilmiştir. Türkiye ve Avrupa’dan Plecotus auritus için verilen ölçümlerle kıyaslandığında kafatasının en büyük uzunluğu, kondilobasal uzunluk, zigomatik genişlik, kafatası yüksekliği ve bullenin en büyük çapı uzunluğu bakımından daha yüksek değerler kaydedilmiştir. Bu türün diyetinde Lepidoptera takımından Galleria mellonella türünün olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bununla beraber türün akustik parametreleri olarak: Çağrı uzunluğu (ms) (1.4-4.9 ort= 3.4), En yüksek frekans (kHz) (28.8-62.4 ort= 39.9), En düşük frekans (kHz) (16.8-36.4 ort= 24.3), and Tepe frekans (kHz) (22.8-35.6 ort= 28.7) tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

Uzun kulaklı kahverengi yarasa,, Türkiye,, Bolu,, Yarasa ses,, Galeria mellonella

Project Number

BAP. 2018.10.01.1383

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