A NEW RECORD OF PİPİSTRELLUS PİPİSTRELLUS ALADIDN FOR TURKEY

Abstract

Between April 1977 and November 1981, during taxonomical researches on Turkish bats in Eastern Turkey, the presence of Pipistrellus pipistrellus aladdin Thomas, 1905, was first recorded from Turkey. This study is based on a total of 163 specimens comprising 131 Pipistrellus pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber. mi) and 32 P. p. aladdin. Out of 131 specimens, 81 were obtained from Western Turkey and used only for the determination of the distribution map of P.p. pipistrellus in this papel. Field notes were also recorded. Weight and 37 external and cranial measurements were taken, they were used for comparison and statistical evaluation. The resuİts revealed that two subspecîes of P. pipistrellus^ the nominate form and P. p. aladdin exist in Turkey.

Keywords

• PİPİSTRELLUS PİPİSTRELLUS
• NEW RECORD
• TURKEY

References

1. Ankara Üniversitesi – Communications Faculty of Sciences University of Ankara Series C Biology Dergisi