''Miniopterus pallidus'', the pale bent-wing bat, is a species of

bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most bi ...

found in Middle-East. Until 2010, it was considered as a sub-species of '' M. schreibersii''.

Range and habitat

Distribution of Miniopterus schreibersii

The species was clearly identified in

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

, but ''Miniopterus schreibersii pallidus'' was also recorded in others countries in the

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...

Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have historically ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

and

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. So far, the species was only recorded in caves,Postawa, T., & Furman, A. 2014 but it is possible that different type of underground roosts are used by this species during the year, as for ''

Miniopterus schreibersii The common bent-wing bat (''Miniopterus schreibersii''), also known as the Schreibers's long-fingered bat or Schreibers's bat, is a species of insectivorous bat. They appear to have dispersed from a subtropical origin and distributed throughout ...

''.

Conservation

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

References

Literature cited

* Bilgin, R., Gürün, K., Maraci, Ö., Furman, A., Hulva, P., Çoraman, E., Radekk, L., Bartonick, T., & Horáček, I. 2012
Syntopic occurrence in Turkey supports separate species status for Miniopterus schreibersii schreibersii and M. schreibersii pallidus (Mammalia: Chiroptera)
Acta Chiropterologica, 14(2), 279-289. * Furman, A., Postawa, T., Öztunç, T., & Çoraman, E. 2010
Cryptic diversity of the bent-wing bat, Miniopterus schreibersii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), in Asia Minor
BMC evolutionary biology, 10(1), 121. * Postawa, T., & Furman, A. 2014
Abundance patterns of ectoparasites infesting different populations of Miniopterus species in their contact zone in Asia Minor
Acta Chiropterologica, 16(2), 387-395. {{Taxonbar, from1=Q67150244 Miniopteridae Bats of Europe Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Mammals described in 1907