A pipistrelle bat on a ship on the Black Sea: facts, hypotheses, and comparisons with mainland specimens of Pipistrellus
Journal: Novitates Theriologicae
Year: 2020

The description of the record of a bat found in the period of autumn migrations on a ship on the Black Sea is given. The bat was found on the captain's bridge, and the sailors stated that the bat landed on the ship during flight and was not brought onto the board. The location of the discovery is on a raid near Sevastopol, 9 October 2013, within 10 miles from shore. Morphological features of the specimen are as follows: forearm length is about 33.1 mm, general colouration is brown with a narrow