Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Anatolian Serotine Eptesicus anatolicus Felten, 1971

  • Living reference work entry
  • First Online:
Handbook of the Mammals of Europe

Part of the book series: Handbook of the Mammals of Europe ((HDBME))

  • 133 Accesses

Abstract

This comprehensive species-specific chapter covers all aspects of the mammalian biology, including paleontology, physiology, genetics, reproduction and development, ecology, habitat, diet, mortality, and behavior. The economic significance and management of mammals and future challenges for research and conservation are addressed as well. The chapter includes a distribution map, a photograph of the animal, and a list of key literature.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Benda P, Horáček I (1998) Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean. Part 1. Review of distribution and taxonomy of bats in Turkey. Acta Soc Zool Bohema 62:255–313

    Google Scholar 

  • Benda P, Andreas M, Kock D, Lucan RK, Munclinger P, Nova P, Obuch J, Ochman K, Reiter A, Uhrin M, Weinfurtova D (2006) Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean. Part 4. Bat fauna of Syria: distribution, systematics, ecology. Acta Soc Zool Bohema 70:1–329

    Google Scholar 

  • Benda P, Hanák V, Horáček I, Hulva P, Lučan R, Ruedi M (2007) Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean. Part 5. Bat fauna of Cyprus: review of records with confirmation of six species new for the island and description of a new subspecies. Acta Soc Zool Bohema 71:71–130

    Google Scholar 

  • 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 Soc Zool Bohema 76:163–582

    Google Scholar 

  • Benda P, Said MA, Jaoude IB, Karanouh R, Lučan RK, Sadek R, Ševčík M, Uhrin M, Horáček I (2016) Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Part 13. Review of distribution and ectoparasites of bats in Lebanon. Acta Soc Zool Bohema 80:207–316

    Google Scholar 

  • Centeno-Cuadros A, Razgour O, García-Mudarra JL, Mingo-Casas P, Sandonís V, Redondo A, Ibáñez C, de Paz O, Martinez-Alós S, Perez Suarez G, Echevarría, JE, Juste J (2019) Comparative phylogeography and asymmetric hybridization between cryptic bat species. J Zool Syst Evol Res 57:1004–1018

    Google Scholar 

  • DeBlase AF (1980) The bats of Iran: systematics, distribution, ecology. Fieldiana, Zoology, new series, 4: i–xvii+1–424, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago

    Google Scholar 

  • Felten H (1971) Eine neue Art der Fledermaus-Gattung Eptesicus aus Kleinasien (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Senckenberg Biol 52:371–376

    Google Scholar 

  • Hanák V, Benda P, Ruedi M, Horáček I, Sofianidou TS (2001) Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean. Part 2. New records and review of distribution of bats in Greece. Acta Soc Zool Bohema 65:279–346

    Google Scholar 

  • Harrison DL (1956) Notes on some bats (Microchiroptera) from Iraq. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 7:1–3

    Google Scholar 

  • Harrison DL, Bates PJJ (1991) The mammals of Arabia. Harrison Zoological Museum, Sevenoaks. 364 pp

    Google Scholar 

  • Helversen OV (1998) Eptesicus bottae (Mammalia, Chiroptera) auf der Insel Rhodos. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 48:113–121

    Google Scholar 

  • Holderied MW, Korine C, Fenton MB, Parsons S, Robson S, Jones G (2005) Echolocation call intensity in the aerial hawking bat Eptesicus bottae (Vespertilionidae) studied using stereo videogrammetry. J Exp Biol 208:1321–1327

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Juste J, Benda P, Garcia-Mudarra JL, Ibáñez C (2013) Phylogeny and systematics of Old World serotine bats (genus Eptesicus, Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera): an integrative approach. Zool Scr 42:441–457

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Karataş A (2019) The bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Central and Eastern Mediterranean region, with description of two new subspecies. Acta Biologica Turcica 32:42–52

    Google Scholar 

  • Karataş A, Sözen M (2007) Karyology of three vespertilionid bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Turkey. Acta Zool Acad Sci Hung 53:185–192

    Google Scholar 

  • Koopman KF (1993) Order Chiroptera. In: Wilson DE, Reeder M (eds) Mammal species of the world: a taxonomic and geographic reference, 2nd edn. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, pp 137–241

    Google Scholar 

  • Mayer F, Dietz C, Kiefer A (2007) Molecular species identification boosts bat diversity. Front Zool 4:4

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Nader IA, Kock D (1983) Notes on some bats from the Near East. Z Saugetierkde Int J Mamm Biol 48:3–9

    Google Scholar 

  • Nader IA, Kock D (1990) Eptesicus (Eptesicus) bottae (Peters 1869) in Saudi Arabia with notes on its subspecies and distribution (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Senckenberg Biol 70:1–13

    Google Scholar 

  • Obuch J (1994) K potrave výra skalného (Bubo bubo) a sovy obyčajnej (Strix aluco) vo východnej časti Turecka [On the food of Eagle owl (Bubo bubo) and Tawny owl (Strix aluco) in the Eastern part of Turkey]. Tichodroma 7: 7–16 (in Slovak, with an abstract in English)

    Google Scholar 

  • Rosina VV, Sinitsa MV (2014) Bats (Chiroptera, Mammalia) from the Turolian of the Ukraine: phylogenetic and biostratigraphic considerations. Neues Jb Geol Paläontol Abh 272:147–166

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ševčík M, Benda P, Lučan RK (2013) Diptera Pupipara from bats of two large eastern Mediterranean islands, Crete and Cyprus. Turk J Zool 37:31–37

    Google Scholar 

  • Spitzenberger F (1994) The genus Eptesicus (Mammalia, Chiroptera) in Southern Anatolia. Folia Zool 43:437–454

    Google Scholar 

  • Whitaker JO, Karataş A (2009) Food and feeding habits of some bats from Turkey. Acta Chiropterologica 11:393–403

    Article  Google Scholar 

Further Reading

  • Dietz C, Nill D, von Helversen O (2009) Bats of Britain, Europe and Northwest Africa. A & C Black Publishers Ltd., London

    Google Scholar 

  • Harrison DL (1975) Scientific results of the Oman Flora and Fauna Survey, 1975. Description of a new subspecies of Botta’s serotine (Eptesicus bottae Peters, 1869, Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Oman. Mammalia 39:415–418

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

We thank Elizabeth Hemond for constructive comments on the draft of this manuscript.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel

    Carmi Korine

  2. Institute of Environmental Sciences, Boğaziçi University, Bebek Istanbul, Turkey

    Raşit Bilgin

  3. Department of Biology, Niğde Ö.H. University, Niğde, Turkey

    Ahmet Karataş

  4. Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Sevilla, Spain

    Javier Juste

  5. CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Sevilla, Spain

    Javier Juste

Authors
  1. Carmi Korine
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Raşit Bilgin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Ahmet Karataş
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Javier Juste
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Carmi Korine .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Institute of Wildlife Biology and Game Managment, University of Natural Resources and Life, Wien, Austria

    Klaus Hackländer

  2. Säugetiersammlung, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Wien, Austria

    Frank E. Zachos

Section Editor information

  1. Wildlife Research Unit Dept of. Agriculture, University of Naples Federico II, , , , ,, Portici, Naples, Italy

    Danilo Russo

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2021 Springer Nature Switzerland AG

About this entry

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this entry

Korine, C., Bilgin, R., Karataş, A., Juste, J. (2021). Anatolian Serotine Eptesicus anatolicus Felten, 1971. In: Hackländer, K., Zachos, F.E. (eds) Handbook of the Mammals of Europe. Handbook of the Mammals of Europe. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65038-8_79-1

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65038-8_79-1

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-319-65038-8

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-319-65038-8

  • eBook Packages: Springer Reference Biomedicine and Life SciencesReference Module Biomedical and Life Sciences

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation