The first finding of northern bat (Eptesicus nilssonii Keyserling et Blasius, 1839) in tundra (Vorkuta city, Russia)
In October 2019, an individual northern bat Eptesicus nilssonii was met near Vorkuta city (Komi Republic, Russian Federation, 67°27ў43ўў N, 63°46ў1ўў E) in the zone affected by «Zapolyarnaya» coal mine ventilation shaft. The shaft building is located in typical southern shrub tundra. This is the first case of bat meeting in tundra. This fact is considered as a result of advance of species range northwards caused by global climate change and high adaptive possibilities of northern bat on northern boundary of its range, in spite of such limiting factors as summer day length and lack of woods.