First record of Vespertilio murinus from the Arabian Peninsula

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...

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Main Authors: Monadjem, Ara, Joubert, Christiaan, Richards, Leigh, Nielsen, Ida Broman, Nielsen, Martin, Kjartansdóttir, Kristín Rós, Bohmann, Kristine, Mourier, Tobias, Hansen, Anders Johannes
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Vespertilio murinus
Online Access:https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/first-record-of-vespertilio-murinus-from-the-arabian-peninsula(8fbf10f5-9ddf-46d5-8877-7ac1ae4e4174).html
http://www.ceson.org/vespertilio/18/078_089_Monadjem.pdf
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Summary: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.

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