Southernmost Postglacial Record of Pond Bat Myotis dasycneme (Boie, 1825) (Mammalia: Chiroptera) - Varteshka Cave, NW Bulgaria

A description of three almost complete skulls of pond bat found in the Varteshka Cave (E23.55606 degrees N43.14121 degrees, 1160 m a. s. l., Chelopek Village, Vratsa Municipality, NW Bulgaria) is given. Analyses have been made to provide arguments that Myotis dasycneme is a member of the bat community of the area. Modelling of the climatic suitability based on records from Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina showed that some regions of Bulgaria and the region of Western Stara Planina, in particular, could be favourable for its existence. The favourable areas are connected to those in Central and Eastern Europe.