Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat, Bats of Cyprus Thematic Issue, Republic of Cyprus
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Title
Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat, Bats of Cyprus Thematic Issue, Republic of Cyprus
Description
Of the twenty-six terrestrial mammal species in Cyprus, six teen are bats. The Mediterranean Horseshoe bat is one of them. It is a medium sized bird 4.5 cm long and with a wing span of 33 cm. It forms large colonies and lives in caves, mines and stables. It gives birth to one young and feeds on small insects and butterflies. It appears certain that bats arrived in Cyprus naturally and were not introduced by man. Very little is known about bats in Cyprus and more needs to be learnt about their habitat selection, behavior, reproduction, population sizes and migration habits. Usually they make their roost sites in caves and mines. The loss of their habitats is one of the major factors affecting their population size. In 2001 a roost of Geoffroy ’s bats was spotted near Kalavasos at the border of Limassol and Larnaca districts. Bats have a life expectancy of 30 years. Of some 4,500 different species of mammals in the world, nearly 1,000 are bats.
Source
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Publisher
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology
Date
Contributor
Designer: O. Bell
Rights
Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
Relation
www.cypruspost.gov.cy
Format
TIFF
Language
EL, EN
Type
Identifier
2003-BATS-25
Coverage
35.160417, 33.346556
Provenance
Alex Matsoukis, Athens
Collection
Citation
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
, “Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat, Bats of Cyprus Thematic Issue, Republic of Cyprus,” Αψίδα, accessed January 31, 2025, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/13790.