Description of the data sets used for different analyses.

GLMM, generalized linear mixed models with bat species included as random effect.GLM, generalized linear models for datasets with bat species >10 individuals.A–D: refers to the models analyzed on the different data sets (see chapter ‘Statistical analyses’).aTo avoid overrepresentation of bat samples that were collected at the same time and location, a randomly selected individual of each group was included in the final dataset.bFor detection of lyssavirus antigen, brain tissue of all 486 bats was tested.