Savi's pipistrelle (Hypsugo savii Bonaparte, 1837) new species in the bat fauna of Mecsek Mountains, SW Hungary Az alpesi denevér (Hypsugo savii) új faj a Mecsekben

On 06.08.2007 echolocation calls were recorded during mist-netting by the pond of the Arboretum of Hosszuheteny–Puspokszentlaszlo. Among 40 recorded sounds a single call is considered to be the echolocation call of Savi's pipistrelle. Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum), Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii), whiskered bat (M. mystacinus), Bechstein's bat (M. bechsteinii), greater mouse-eared bat (M. myotis), noctule (Nyctalus noctula), Leisler's bat (N. leisleri), serotine (Eptesicus serotinus), common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus), soprano pipistrelle (P. pygmaeus), Kuhl's pipistrelle (P. kuhlii), brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus), grey long-eared bat (P. austriacus) and barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus) were also present in the area. With this data, 24 bat species are reported from the Mecsek Mountains.