A complete list of bat records available from Iran was compiled from literature and from new
records, based on field studies and examination of museum specimens. The record review …

Vespertilionidae (class Mammalia) constitutes the largest family of bats, with~ 500 described
species. Nonetheless, the systematic relationships within this family are poorly known …

We report the genetic characterization of two potentially novel rabies-related lyssaviruses
identified from bats in Limpopo province, South Africa. Matlo bat lyssavirus (MBLV) was …

We describe a new species of vespertilionid bat from Guinea and Liberia, West Africa. In this
context we evaluate previously described taxa from West Africa assigned to Pipistrellus …

The bats of Saudi Arabia consist of 30 species and 21 genera within 9 families
(Pteropodidae, Rhinopomatidae, Rhinolophidae, Emballonuridae, Nycteridae …

We describe the vertebrate remains found in a Holocene deposit inside the Taiti Cave,
Socotra Island (Yemen). The fossils were found in a sand dune occupying almost entirely …

A complete list of bat records available from Afghanistan was compiled from literature and
from examination of museum specimens. The record review is complemented by distribution …

The populations of Rousettus aegyptiacus inhabiting the Palaearctic part of the species
range represent the only offshoot of the family Pteropodidae beyond tropics. In this …

New records of the Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) from 14 sites situated in the
north-western part of Saudi Arabia interconnect the previously known parts of the distributon …

Abstract Background Western Asia represents a mixing pot of diverse bat species with
distributions spanning across other geographic regions. Yet, relative to other regions, there …