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Gaetano Fichera
Giacomo Maltagliati
Stefania Mazzaracca
Mauro Mucedda
Pamela Priori
Marco Riccucci
Federica Roscioni
Martina Spada
Liana Trentin
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Leonardo Ancillotto
Marco Ciolli
Giacomo Maltagliati
Mauro Mucedda
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Federica Roscioni
Danilo Russo
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Geographical distribution of the bat fauna of Sicily: current state of knowledge
A. Fulco, M. Lo Valvo
P015
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Laboratorio di Zoologia applicata, Università degli Studi di
Palermo, Via Archirafi 18, I-90123 Palermo, Italy
Sicily is the widest region in Italy and also the largest island in
the Mediterranean sea. In spite of that, data about the Sicilian bat
fauna are scarse and fragmentary, above all as regards its geographical distribution, and still widely inadequate if compared to the
richness of habitats and the great biogeographical value of this
area. Since the past few years we have carried out a cognitive
survey for the achievement of a Sicilian bat fauna atlas and the
guidelines on the conservation of species and the sustainable use
of habitats.
The survey develops into different stages: first of all an accurate
bibliographic research to get all previous data and the consultation of the most important zoological collections. The following
step is based on a field survey with the main aim of filling the gap
of knowledge in some areas of the region where no occurences
have been recorded. In this stage data have been collected through inspections in natural or artificial shelters both known and/or
potential (with a special attention on karstic cavities), captures
(by means of mist net, harp trap, hand nets) and bioacoustic
sampling (bat detector Petterson D1000X). The last stage, still
in progress, consists in the analysis of the data collected and
processing, together with past data, of the distribution maps.
All data obtained so far agree with the expected data based on the
ecological features of the species. The finding of new colonies
during the exploration of various hypogeal sites and large regional areas, so far little or not at all known, allowed us to update
the checklist of the sicilian bat fauna and build up preliminary
distribution maps. In the current state of knowledge on the
Sicily region territory the occurrence of 24 species has been
recorded: Rhinolophus euryale, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum,
Rhinolophus hipposideros, Rhinolophus mehelyi, Myotis bechsteinii, Myotis blythii, Myotis capaccinii, Myotis daubentonii,
Myotis emarginatus, Myotis myotis, Myotis mystacinus, Myotis
nattereri, Myotis punicus, Pipistrellus kuhlii, Pipistrellus pipistrellus, Pipistrellus pygmaeus, Nyctalus lasiopterus, Hypsugo
savii, Eptesicus serotinus, Barbastella barbastellus, Plecotus
auritus, Plecotus austriacus, Miniopterus schreibersii, Tadarida
teniotis. The most frequently recorded species, occurred in
all nine sicilian provinces, are: P. kuhlii, P. pipistrellus, M.
schreibersii and T. teniotis.
For the moment the distribution maps we have done are not
fully exhaustive for such a wide area, though they represent an
important synthesis of the current knowledge and a good starting
point for future studies. We believe that further researches, particularly carried in the woodland and on the Sicily minor island,
might enhance both the checklist and echological knowledge
about those species which are almost totally absent in Sicily.
III Convegno Italiano sui Chirotteri
The bat fauna of four cavities in south-west Sicily: microclimatic analysis and
phenology of communities
A. Fulco1,3 , M. Vattano2,3 , P. Valenti1,3 , G. Madonia2 , M. Lo Valvo1
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Laboratorio di Zoologia applicata, Università degli Studi
di Palermo, Via Archirafi 18, I-90123 Palermo, Italy
2
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e del Mare, Università degli Studi di Palermo, via Archirafi 22, 90123 Palermo, Italy; email:
marco.vattano@unipa.it, giuliana.madonia@unipa.it
3
Associazione Naturalistica Speleologica “Le Taddarite”, via Terrasanta 46, 90141 Palermo, Italy
P016
1
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Caves are elective shelters for bat fauna, above all from a climatic
point of view. The “buffer effect” on the variability of environmental parameters of cavities, make them a suitable habitat for
bats. The choice of roosting sites, the shift of colonies from one
chamber or passage to another and the different species composition in the communities during the year, might be linked to
changes in the microclimatic parameters in the cavities. In order
to explain the real links between the roosts climate and the cave
bats communities dynamics, a monitoring protocol both environmental and faunal, has been applied on four natural cavities in
south-west Sicily (Grotta del Salnitro, Grotta dell’Acqua Fitusa,
Grotta dei Personaggi, Grotta Barone). Three of these cavities
are home to large bat colonies, while the fourth cavity is not used
and serves as a control. Inside these caves 60 dataloggers (T/Rh)
have been installed and periodical inspections and captures have
been carried out in order to collect data on bats.
Inside the three caves seven bat species were recorded: Rhi-
nolophus euryale, R. ferrumequinum, R. hipposideros, Myotis
myotis, M. capaccinii, Pipistrellus kuhlii, Miniopterus schreibersii. In particular, the Grotta del Salnitro is home to M.
myotis, M. capaccinii, M. schreibersii and only occasionally to
R. euryale, P. kuhlii, the Grotta dell’Acqua Fitusa is occupied by
a community of R. euryale, R. ferrumequinum, R. hipposideros,
M. myotis, M. capaccinii, M. schreibersii, while the Grotta dei
Personaggi hosts only a community of R. euryale. Both the
species composition and the environments used by the three
communities vary during the year.
The research areas are currently being monitored and, according
to the first results, we assume a different use of the microenvironments, depending on temperature variations, and a different phenology compared to the known data on peninsular Italy, probably
because of the significant latitudinal and climatic difference of
Sicily.