Eptesicus anatolicus
| Eptesicus anatolicus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Eptesicus |
| Species: | E. anatolicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Eptesicus anatolicus Felten, 1971
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The Anatolian serotine bat (Eptesicus anatolicus) is a species of
Island, Greece.Taxonomy
Eptesicus anatolicus was
Eptesicus bottae, was accepted as taxonomical reference for more than three decades.[2] In 2006, Benda et al. suggested that Eptesicus anatolicus should regain a species status following clear morphological evidence.[3]
Range and habitat
This bat is known to forage in open areas, around streetlamps and in the semi-open area along cliffs and vegetation.[4] This species is recorded in Turkey, Syria, Greece (Rhodes Island), Cyprus and Iran.
This species is listed in the
EUROBATS
convention.
References
Literature cited
Wikispecies has information related to Eptesicus anatolicus.
- Benda, P., Andreas, M., Kock, D., Lucan, R. K., Munclinger, P., Nova, P., ... & Weinfurtova, D. (2006).Bats(Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean. Part 4. Bat fauna of Syria: distribution, systematics, ecology. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae, 70(1), 1–329.
- Benda, P., Faizolâhi, K., Andreas, M., Obuch, J., Reiter, A., Ševčík, M., Uhrin, M., Vallo, P., & Ashrafi, S. 2012.Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Part 10. Bat fauna of Iran. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae, 76(1-4), 163–582.
- Dietz C., VonhelVersen O. & nill D. 2007: Handbuch der Fledermäuse Europas und Nordwestafrikas. Biologie– Kennzeichen – Gefährdung. Stuttgart: Franckh-Kosmos Verlags GmbH & Co. KG, 399 pp.