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Pipistrellus kuhlii (Kuhl, 1817) (Mammalia: Chiroptera): a species new to the fauna of Tajikistan

Grzegorz KłysJerzy A. Lis

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TajikistanPipistrellus lepidusChiropteraChiroptera distribution range first record biodiversity Pipistrellus kuhlii Pipistrellus lepidus Tajikistanfirst recorddistribution rangePipistrellus kuhliibiodiversity

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Pipistrellus kuhlii (Kuhl, 1817) (Mammalia: Chiroptera): a species new to the fauna of Tajikistan. In the paper, the first record of Pipistrellus kuhlii (Kuhl, 1817) in Tajikistan is described. The site is located approximately 500 km from the northern sites of this species in Afghanistan. The discussed issues are connected with the possible isolation of the Central-Eastern Asian populations of this species. The article includes a discussion on assigning the population of P. kuhlii from Eastern Europe to a subspecies and suggests the need for further research that would allow for a clear taxonomic assignment of the analysed population.

10.5281/zenodo.6610316https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6610316