Hanak's dwarf bat or Hanak's pipistrelle (Pipistrellus hanaki) is a species of bat only found in Cyrenaica, Libya[1][2] and Crete, Greece.[3]
| Pipistrellus hanaki | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Pipistrellus |
| Species: | P. hanaki
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| Binomial name | |
| Pipistrellus hanaki Hulva & Benda, 2004
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Taxonomy
editPipistrellus hanaki was described as a new species in 2004. Its description was the result of a taxonomic split of the common pipistrelle. The holotype was collected in Cyrenaica, which is in eastern Libya. The eponym for the species name "hanaki" is Czech Republic scientist Vladimír Hanák, for his significant contribution "to the knowledge of the Palaearctic bat fauna". Hanák was also the first to point out the difference of this taxon from other members of the common pipistrelle species complex.[2]
Range and habitat
editIn Crete, Hanak's dwarf bat was recorded in mosaics of oak trees (mainly Quercus pubescens), cypresses (Cupressus sempervirens), olive trees (Olea europea), carob trees (Ceratonia siliqua) and to a lesser extend other cultivated trees (including Ficus carica and Prunus spp.).[4]
Echolocation
editThis species uses the same range of frequencies as the common pipistrelle, but its specific social calls allow a clear separation from the other pipistrelle species.[5]
Conservation
editThis species is protected in the European Union under the Habitats Directive, Annex IV. This species is also listed in the Berne Convention and is specifically targeted by the UNEP-EUROBATS convention.
References
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- ^ a b Georgiakakis, P.; Cooper-Bohannon, R.; Aulagnier, S.; Palmeirim, J. (2020). "Pipistrellus hanaki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T136209A22011859. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T136209A22011859.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Benda, P., Hulva, P., & Gaisler, J. (2004). "Systematic status of African populations of Pipistrellus pipistrellus complex (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), with a description of a new species from Cyrenaica, Libya". Acta Chiropterologica. 6 (2): 193–217. doi:10.3161/001.006.0202. S2CID 84112503. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Hulva, P., Benda, P., Hanak, V., Evin, A., & Horacek, I. (2007). "New mitochondrial lineages within the Pipistrellus pipistrellus complex from Mediterranean Europe". Folia Zoologica Praha. 56 (4): 378–388. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ EUROBATS (2013). "Exploring the feeding & roosting habits of Pipistrellus hanaki, 2012-2013". Retrieved 30 September 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Georgiakakis, P., & Russo, D. (2012). "The distinctive structure of social calls by Hanák's dwarf bat Pipistrellus hanaki". Acta Chiropterologica. 14 (1): 167–174. doi:10.3161/150811012X654385. S2CID 85382538. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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