Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 31 No.2

Two additional sites and first evidence of wintering of the greater noctule bat, Nyctalus lasiopterus (Schreber, 1780) in Croatia

Authors: Maja Đaković, Igor Pavlinić

Authors and affiliation

  • Maja Đaković Fokus Ecology d.o.o., Lanište 1F, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
  • Igor Pavlinić Department of Zoology, Croatian Natural History Museum, Demetrova 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

This paper presents information about two additional sites of the Greater Noctule Bat, Nyctalus lasiopterus, in Croatia. The first site is the first wintering record of this species in Croatia. It is the first record in the continental part of Croatia. The second site refers to an animal that was found dead on a windfarm in the Mediterranean region of Croatia.

Keywords

Nyctalus lasiopterus, wintering, wind turbine fatality, distribution, Croatia