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New and previously published data on the distribution of 12 bat species in the Cis-Urals and South Urals (Republic of Bashkortostan) are summarized. Data on their subspecies status are given. There is a need to clarify the taxonomic status of the pipistrelle bats Pipistrellus pipistrellus/pygmaeus. In terms of composition, the bat fauna of the Republic of Bashkortostan is a variant of the Central European fauna. It was revealed that the territory in question marks the eastern limits of distribution of Nyctalus leisleri and P. pipistrellus/pygmaeus. An important feature of the territory of Bashkortostan is the presence of places of mass wintering of bats of natural origin: more than 980 karst caves used by bats not only in winter, but also during the period of activity. According to the results of captures in 14 caves, data on the frequency and relative abundance of sedentary bat species in the Republic of Bashkortostan are given.
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Original Russian Text © V.P. Snit’ko, L.V. Snit’ko, 2015, published in Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, 2015, Vol. 94, No. 12, pp. 1436–1456.
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Snit’ko, V.P., Snit’ko, L.V. Bats (Chiroptera, Vespertillionidae) from the Cis-Urals and South Urals (Republic of Bashkortostan). Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 43, 707–728 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359016070177
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