Pipistrellus hanaki

Hanaki's dwarf bat (Pipistrellus hanaki) is a species of bat only found in Cyrenaica, Libya[1][2] and Crete, Greece.[3]

Pipistrellus hanaki
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Vespertilionidae
Genus:	Pipistrellus
Species:	P. hanaki
Binomial name
Pipistrellus hanaki Hulva & Benda, 2004

Taxonomy

Pipistrellus hanaki was described as a new species in 2004. Its description was the result of a taxonomic split of the common pipistrelle. The holotype had been collected in Cyrenaica, which is in eastern Libya. The eponym for the species name "hanaki" is Czech Republic scientist Vladimír Hanák, for his significant contribution "to the knowledge of the Palaearctic bat fauna". Hanák was also the first to point out the difference of this taxon from other members of the common pipistrelle species complex.[4]

Range and habitat

In Crete, the Hanaki's dwarf bat was recorded in mosaic of oak trees (mainly Quercus pubescens), cypresses (Cupressus sempervirens), olive trees (Olea europea), carob trees (Ceratonia siliqua) and to a lesser extend other cultivated trees (including Ficus carica and Prunus spp.).[5]

Echolocation

This species is using the same range of frequencies than the common pipistrelle, however its specific social calls allow a clear identification from the other pipistrelle species.[6]

Conservation

This species is protected in the European Union under the Habitats Directive, Annex IV. This species is also listed in the Berne Convention and is specifically targeted by the UNEP-EUROBATS convention.

References

1. Georgiakakis, P., Cooper-Bohannon, R., Aulagnier, S. & Palmeirim, J. (2020). "Pipistrellus hanaki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T136209A22011859. Retrieved 10 July 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. Benda, P., Hulva, P., & Gaisler, J. 2004
3. Hulva, P., Benda, P., Hanak, V., Evin, A., & Horacek, I. 2007
4. Benda, P., Hulva, P., & Gaisler, J. 2004
5. EUROBATS (2013). "Exploring the feeding & roosting habits of Pipistrellus hanaki, 2012-2013". Retrieved 2 September 2019. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
6. Georgiakakis, P., & Russo, D. 2012

Literature cited

• Benda, P., Hulva, P., & Gaisler, J. 2004. Systematic status of African populations of Pipistrellus pipistrellus complex (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), with a description of a new species from Cyrenaica, Libya. Acta Chiropterologica, 6(2), 193-217.
• Georgiakakis, P., & Russo, D. 2012. The distinctive structure of social calls by Hanák's dwarf bat Pipistrellus hanaki. Acta Chiropterologica, 14(1), 167-174.
• Hulva, P., Benda, P., Hanak, V., Evin, A., & Horacek, I. 2007. New mitochondrial lineages within the Pipistrellus pipistrellus complex from Mediterranean Europe. FOLIA ZOOLOGICA-PRAHA-, 56(4), 378.