Northern record for Tadarida teniotis (NE Ukraine) far from known species range
Journal: Barbastella
Year: 2020

An unexpected record of Tadarida teniotis (Rafinesque, 1814) (adult male) was made in Kharkiv city, NE Ukraine. The bat was found in a private flat on the thirteenth floor of a multi-storey building (1970s construction). This new record is much further North than documented from in-hand and acoustic records of this species in the Russian Caucasus -850 km, Bulgaria -1200 km, and Crimea -600 km. Two main interpretations of this record are presented: (i) it represents a species range expansion due