Miniopterus pallidus

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Miniopterus pallidus

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Miniopteridae
Genus: Miniopterus
Species:
M. pallidus
Binomial name
Miniopterus pallidus
Thomas, 1907

Miniopterus pallidus, the pale bent-wing bat, is a species of bat found in Middle-East. Until 2010, it was considered as a sub-species of M. schreibersii.[2]

Range and habitat[]

Distribution of Miniopterus schreibersii species complex

The species was clearly identified in Turkey,[3] but Miniopterus schreibersii pallidus was also recorded in others countries in the Middle East, Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

So far, the species was only recorded in caves,[4] but it is possible that different type of underground roosts are used by this species during the year, as for Miniopterus schreibersii.

Conservation[]

This species is listed in the Berne Convention and is specifically targeted by the UNEP-EUROBATS convention.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Çoraman, E. (2021). "Miniopterus pallidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T81633088A89457387. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T81633088A89457387.en. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ^ Furman, A., Postawa, T., Öztunç, T., & Çoraman, E. 2010
  3. ^ Bilgin et al. 2012
  4. ^ Postawa, T., & Furman, A. 2014
  5. ^ EUROBATS (2018). "Resolution 8.2 - EUROBATS Convention" (PDF). Retrieved 4 September 2019. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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