Ectoparasite associations of bats from Urals (Russia)

Maria V Orlova

Abstract

New data on bat ectoparasites from the Middle and Northern Urals are reported.
Twenty species, belonging to 8 families of insects and mites were found on six bat species: Myotis dasycneme, M. daubentonii, M. brandtii, Eptesicus nilsonii, Vespertilio murinus, Plecotus auritus. All ectoparasite species are usual for Northern Eurasia.

Keywords


distribution; prevalence; Acari; Insecta; Russia

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  • DOI: 10.4404/hystrix-22.1-4470
  • URI: http://dx.medra.org/10.4404/hystrix-22.1-4470
  • URI: http://www.italian-journal-of-mammalogy.it/article/view/4470


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