Roosting of Myotis myotis in a tree hollow in the Czech Republic (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)
Zdeněk Tyller
| Pages | 147–149 |
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| DOI | 10.37520/lynx.2021.012 |
| Keywords | Greater mouse-eared bat, hollow, tree, roost, inspection |
| Citation | TYLLER, Zdeněk. Roosting of Myotis myotis in a tree hollow in the Czech Republic (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Lynx, new series. Prague: National Museum, 2021, 52(1), 147–149. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37520/lynx.2021.012. ISSN 0024-7774 (print), 1804-6460 (online). Also available from: https://publikace.nm.cz/en/periodicals/lns/52-1/roosting-of-myotis-myotis-in-a-tree-hollow-in-the-czech-republic-chiroptera-vespertilionidae |
Roosting of Myotis myotis in tree hollows is not common in the Czech Republic, and this phenomenon has not been a subject of a specific study. Here I report on a finding of one individual of M. myotis roosting in a natural tree hollow made by the black woodpecker in a beech forest near Voleč in the Pardubice Region. The bat was found during inspection of 35 cavities in a search for nesting birds. Such a survey has been conducted annually since 2009 and continues extensively till now with 1–4 inspections per season from March to June.