Ectoparasites and Pathogens of Kuhl’s Pipistrelle Pipistrellus kuhlii (Kuhl, 1817) (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae): Our Own and Published Data Review
| Autor: | A. M. Lukyanenko, M. V. Orlova, A. V. Zabashta, Dmitriy G. Smirnov, V. P. Vekhnik |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Ischnopsyllus variabilis biology Range (biology) Host (biology) Fauna Zoology biology.organism_classification bat ectoparasites Article Ischnopsyllus Parasite hosting Protozoa Pipistrellus kuhlii Kuhl’s pipistrelle Steatonyssus periblepharus Carios vespertilionis Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| Zdroj: | Russian Journal of Biological Invasions |
| ISSN: | 2075-1125 2075-1117 |
| Popis: | Here we report the results of our own survey and literary published data on the ectoparasite fauna and pathogens of the alien bat species, the Kuhl’s pipistrelle Pipistrellus kuhlii (Kuhl, 1817) (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). This bat is a host of 36 species of parasitic mites, ticks and insects (including accidental findings) and 13 species of pathogens (protozoa, bacteria, viruses). The flea Ischnopsyllus variabilis is recorded on this host for the first time. We have found that outside of the host ancestral range, the core of the bat parasite fauna is significantly different due to the loss of host species-specific ectoparasites. Particularly, in Russia, only 6 species of parasitic arthropods have been recorded for Kuhl’s pipistrelle and all of them are host genus-specific. At the same time, the features of ecology and occasional finds of extrinsic parasites allow to suggest that P. kuhlii has wide contacts with animals which are the reservoirs of zoonotic infections, that in combination with the fact of isolation of several pathogens from this species (including two coronaviruses) points to a possible medical importance of Kuhl’s pipistrelle. |
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