Miniopterus pallidus

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Miniopterus pallidus
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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]

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Range and habitat

Distribution of Miniopterus schreibersii species complex Distribution of Miniopterus schreibersii.png
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}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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