Eptesicus anatolicus

The Anatolian serotine bat (Eptesicus anatolicus) is a species of bat found in the Middle-East, Cyprus and Rhodes Island, Greece.

Eptesicus anatolicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Eptesicus
Species:
E. anatolicus
Binomial name
Eptesicus anatolicus
Felten, 1971

Taxonomy

Eptesicus anatolicus was described in 1971 by Felten. However, a statement few years later from Harrison, who considered the specimens he examined as a sub-species of Eptesicus bottae, was accepted as taxonomical reference for more than three decades [1].

In 2006, Benda et al. suggested that Eptesicus anatolicus should regain a species status following clear morphological evidences.[2]

Range and habitat

This bat is known to forage in open areas, around streetlamps and in the semi-open area along cliffs and vegetation [3]. This species is recorded in the following countries : Turkey, Syria, Greece (Rhodes Island), Cyprus and Iran.

Conservation

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

References
  1. Benda et al. 2012
  2. Benda et al. 2006
  3. Dietz et al. 2007

Literature cited
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