Table 5 Summary of mean and median values (n = number of individuals) of RBC (red blood cells, 1012 cells/L) and WBC (white blood cells, 109 cells/L) for different sex-age groups of four bat species, with a sample size of more than 25 individuals (in total).

From: Dataset on blood parameters including leukocyte profiles of eastern European vespertilionid and rhinolophid bats

Bat species name

Sex and age group

RBC median/mean ± SD, min, max (n)

WBC median/mean ± SD, min, max (n)

N. noctula

F_total

9.7/10.2 ± 2.5, 3.3, 14.3 (22)

4.2/5.2 ± 3.7, 1.2, 20.2 (63)

F_ad

9.5/9.9 ± 2.5, 3.3, 13.6 (13)

3.7/4.0 ± 1.8, 1.4, 9.5 (37)

F_sad

9.8/10.6 ± 2.6, 7.0, 14.3 (9)

5.3/6.9 ± 4.8, 1.2, 20.2 (26)

M_total

11.0/10.7 ± 3.3, 4.5, 23.0 (38)

4.3/5.1 ± 3.7, 0.0, 19.8 (81)

M_ad

11.0/10.8 ± 2.6, 4.5, 16.0 (21)

3.7/3.9 ± 2.1, 1.2, 10.4 (32)

M_sad

10.0/10.7 ± 4.1, 6.0, 23.0 (17)

4.8/6.0 ± 4.2, 0.0, 19.8 (49)

E. serotinus

F_total

7.9/8.5 ± 3.0, 4.8, 13.2 (8)

4.9/5.4 ± 2.6, 1.8, 11.0 (22)

F_ad

10.0/10.0 ± 2.9, 6.8, 13.2 (4)

5.0/5.6 ± 2.7, 1.8, 11.0 (17)

F_sad

6.3/6.9 ± 2.5, 4.8, 10.3 (4)

3.9/4.7 ± 2.7, 2.2, 9.2 (5)

M_total

8.8/8.1 ± 2.7, 3.6, 14.8 (39)

4.6/5.3 ± 2.9, 0.9, 12.0 (43)

M_ad

8.8/8.1 ± 2.7, 3.6, 14.8 (36)

4.6/5.2 ± 2.9, 0.9, 12.0 (39)

M_sad

6.3/7.3 ± 2.6, 5.3, 10.3 (3)

6.0/6.2 ± 3.1, 3.0, 9.8 (4)

M. daubentonii

F_total

9.5/9.0 ± 1.3, 7.5, 10.3 (5)

3.7/5.0 ± 3.3, 1.9, 11.6 (8)

F_ad

N/A

7.5/7.5 ± 5.7, 3.5, 11.6 (2)

F_sad

9.5/9.0 ± 1.3, 7.5, 10.3 (5)

3.7/4.1 ± 2.2, 1.9, 7.9 (6)

M_total

11.7/11.5 ± 1.6, 9.3, 13.3 (6)

4.2/4.7 ± 3.0, 0.8, 13.5 (15)

M_ad

12.4/12.4 ± 1.3, 11.5, 13.3 (2)

3.7/3.5 ± 2.1, 0.8, 5.8 (5)

M_sad

10.9/11.0 ± 1.7, 9.3, 13.0 (4)

4.2/5.3 ± 3.5, 1.1, 13.5 (9)

P. nathusii

F_total

8.2/8.3 ± 2.4, 4.8, 13.2 (14)

4.7/5.0 ± 2.0, 2.4, 9.3 (21)

F_ad

8.6/9.3 ± 3.6, 6.2, 13.2 (3)

4.9/6.0 ± 2.2, 4.7, 9.3 (4)

F_sad

7.8/8.0 ± 2.2, 4.8, 13.0 (11)

4.2/4.8 ± 2.0, 2.4, 8.8 (17)

M_total

7.9/7.7 ± 1.4, 6.0, 10.8 (13)

5.2/5.9 ± 2.8, 2.1, 13.4 (19)

M_ad

8.4/8.2 ± 1.8, 6.1, 10.8 (5)

4.5/5.8 ± 3.8, 3.0, 13.4 (7)

M_sad

7.4/7.5 ± 1.3, 6.0, 9.3 (6)

6.2/6.0 ± 2.4, 2.1, 10.7 (10)