First record of Pipistrellus pygmaeus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Anatolia

First record of Pipistrellus pygmaeus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Anatolia

According to morphological characters and mitochondrial DNA sequences, eight very small bats of the Pipistrellus pipistrellus complex captured at the Kuş Cenneti National Park in the Marmara Region of Turkey could be assigned to the recently discovered species Pipistrellus pygmaeus. This finding rep...

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Published in:Zoology in the Middle East Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 5 - 10
Main Authors: Dietz, Christian, Schunger, Isabel, Keşapli Didrickson, Özgür, Karataş, Ahmet, Mayer, Frieder
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01-01-2005
Subjects:
Anatolia
bats
Chiroptera
Distribution
Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Turkey
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Summary:According to morphological characters and mitochondrial DNA sequences, eight very small bats of the Pipistrellus pipistrellus complex captured at the Kuş Cenneti National Park in the Marmara Region of Turkey could be assigned to the recently discovered species Pipistrellus pygmaeus. This finding represents the first record of Pipistrellus pygmaeus in Anatolia and the second in Turkey. The species may be distributed much further along the Aegean coast of Anatolia.
ISSN:0939-7140
2326-2680
DOI:10.1080/09397140.2005.10638077