Georgiakakis Panagiotis, Kafkaletou Diez Artemis, Salvarina Ioanna, Benda Petr, Billington Geoffrey, Dietz Christian, Billington Jacquie, Cove David, Davison Stephen, Cooke Martyn, Papadatou Eleni
Natural History Museum of Crete, University of Crete, Knossos Ave., 71409 Irakleio, Greece.
Independent Researcher, Andrianaki N. 11, 73133 Chania, Greece.
Animals (Basel). 2023 Aug 5;13(15):2529. doi: 10.3390/ani13152529.
Bats of Greece have been studied since the second half of the 19th century. Their distribution and ecology, however, remain poorly understood. Conservation efforts for the protection of the roosting and foraging habitats of their populations in Greece are limited. To date, 35 bat species have been recorded from Greece. Four species (, , and ) have a limited distribution in the country and the presence of one species () requires verification. The present study summarises all existing knowledge and adds several hundred new records on the distribution of bats of Greece. Additionally, it provides a summary of new insights on various aspects of their roosting ecology, foraging habitat use, altitudinal distribution, winter activity and landscape characteristics around major roosts. Finally, it discusses the current research and conservation needs of Greek bats.
自19世纪下半叶以来，希腊的蝙蝠就一直受到研究。然而，它们的分布和生态仍然鲜为人知。希腊为保护蝙蝠种群的栖息和觅食栖息地所做的保护工作有限。迄今为止，希腊已记录到35种蝙蝠。有四种蝙蝠（、、和）在该国的分布范围有限，还有一种蝙蝠（）的存在需要进一步核实。本研究总结了所有现有知识，并增加了数百条关于希腊蝙蝠分布的新记录。此外，它还总结了关于它们栖息生态、觅食栖息地利用、海拔分布、冬季活动以及主要栖息地周围景观特征等各个方面的新见解。最后，它讨论了希腊蝙蝠当前的研究和保护需求。
