First record of Vespertilio murinus from the Arabian Peninsula

Ara Monadjem, Christiaan Joubert, Leigh Richards, Ida Broman Nielsen, Martin Nielsen, Kristín Rós Kjartansdóttir, Kristine Bohmann, Tobias Mourier, Anders Johannes Hansen

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    Abstract

    A specimen of Vespertilio murinus was captured on 13 May 2014 on the grounds of the Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The species was unambiguous-ly identified based on molecular (cytochrome b gene) and morphological characters. This represents the first record of V. murinus from the Arabian Peninsula. A revised checklist of the Vespertilionidae is presented for the Arabian Peninsula which includes 27 species belonging to 13 genera. A phylogeny for the Arabian vespertilionid species is also presented showing the paraphyly of Eptesicus and the position of Nyctalus within Pipistrellus.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalVespertilio
    Volume18
    Pages (from-to)79-89
    Number of pages11
    ISSN1213-6123
    Publication statusPublished - 2016

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