Mediterranean long-eared bat
| Mediterranean long-eared bat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Plecotus |
| Species: | P. kolombatovici
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| Binomial name | |
| Plecotus kolombatovici Dulic, 1980
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The Mediterranean long-eared bat (Plecotus kolombatovici), also known as Kolombatovic's long-eared bat or the Balkan long-eared bat, is a species of vesper bat ranging from Italy east through the Balkans east to Syria, and south to Jordan.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was described by Dulić in 1980, following the identification of small bats from the Plecotus genus in Croatia. However, until 2010, the qualification of P.kolombatovici as species was subject to doubt.[3] Specimens of Plecotus sp. were analysed in North Africa, the Canary Islands, and Asia over a period of years, and it was proposed that all the specimens were subspecies of the same species, Plecotus teneriffae. However, the most recent studies confirm the status of species for P. kolombatovici.[4] As several species of Plecotus can be leaving in sympatry in a same region, a clear identification of specimen can be very difficult.
Distribution
[edit]So far, P. kolombatovici has been recorded in Albania,[5] Croatia[6] and Greece,[7] as well as Italy and parts of the Middle East.[2]
This species is often found in the islands of the Adriatic sea,[8] but also inland with a recorded presence in most of Greece. In Albania, many specimens were found in former bunkers on the Sazan Island.
References
[edit]- ^ Petr, B.; Piraccini, R. (2023). "Plecotus kolombatovici". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T216518463A21985806. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T216518463A21985806.en. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ Dietz, C. & von Helversen, O. 2004.
- ^ Tvrtkovic, N. et al. 2005.
- ^ "Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats: National Implementation Report" (PDF). eurobats.org. UNEP/EUROBATS. June 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ "The Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats (EUROBATS): Sixth National Report on the Implementation of the Agreement" (PDF). eurobats.org. UNEP/EUROBATS. July 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ "National Report on Bat Conservation in Greece" (PDF). eurobats.org. UNEP/EUROBATS. June 2010. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ Théou, P., & Loçe, E. 2017.
Literature cited
[edit]- Dietz, C. & von Helversen, O. 2004. Illustrated identification key to the bats of Europe. Tuebingen & Erlangen, Germany.
- Théou, P., & Loçe, E. 2017. First data on bats (Chiroptera) for Vlora bay and Sazan Island, Albania. Journal of Bat Research & Conservation 10(1).
- Tvrtkovic, N., Pavlinic, I., & Haring, E. (2005).Four species of long-eared bats (Plecotus, Geoffroy, 1818; Mammalia, Vespertilionidae) in Croatia: field identification and distribution. Folia zoologica, 54(1/2), 75.