@article{ author = {Rocha, Ricardo}, title = {Look what the cat dragged in: Felis silvestris catus as predators of insular bats and instance of predation on the endangered Pipistrellus maderensis}, journal = {Barbastella, Journal of Bat Research}, volume = {8}, number = {1}, pages = {18-21}, abstract = {This note reports the predation of a threatened Madeira pipistrelle bat by a domestic house cat. This represents the first confirmed record of cat predation upon a Macaronesian bat and adds to an increasing body of evidence suggesting that free-ranging cats pose a strong negative impact to native insular vertebrate populations.}, keywords = {bats domestic cats non-native species Madeira pipistrelle Macaronesia}, DOI = {http://dx.doi.org/10.14709/BarbJ.8.1.2015.04}, year = {2015}, type = {Journal Article} }