Distribution and status of bats in Latvia
1998
Petersons, G. (Latvian Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia). Dept. of Anatomy) | Vintulis, V. (University of Latvia, Riga (Latvia). Dept. of Zoology and Genetics)
A total of 15 bat species have been reported in Latvia. Four of them, Barbastella barbastellus, Eptesicus serotinus, Nyctalus leisleri and Myotis myotis, occur at the north-eastern edges of their distribution range. Reproduction has been proved for 9 species. Eight species hibernate in Latvia and 5 others are thought to be migratory. The assessment of the relative abundance according to the present knowledge is shown in Table 1. Due to the short history of systematic bat survey in Latvia, no reliable data about the population trends are available.
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