First record of the Egyptian fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus (Pteropodidae), from Kastellorizo island, Greece

2018/06/28 by Ilias Strachinis, Konstantinos Kalaentzis, Philippos Katsiyiannis +1 · 12 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Bat Biology and Ecology Studies #Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones #Marine animal studies overview #Foraging #Range (aeronautics) #Biology #Zoology #Geography #Ecology

paper · doi:10.1515/mammalia-2017-0063

published in Mammalia 82(6), 611-613 (De Gruyter)

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Abstract

Abstract The Egyptian fruit bat ( Rousettus aegyptiacus ) is a pteropodid species with a large part of its range in the Palearctic region. It has a quite discontinuous range from sub-Saharan Africa to NW India, including SW Turkey. In this note we present the first record of the Egyptian fruit bat in Greek territory, observed during a zoological expedition on the island of Kastellorizo (Dodecanese, Greece). At least three specimens were observed foraging a white mulberry in the town of Megisti on May 4 2017, but no individual was spotted during a summer expedition in August 2017.

Citations

• Spatial activity and feeding ecology of the endangered northern population of the Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)

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• Egyptian fruit bat [wikipedia]

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