Miniopterus pallidus

Miniopterus pallidus, the pale bent-wing bat, is a species of bat found in Middle-East. Until 2010, it was considered as a sub-species of M. schreibersii.^[2]

Miniopterus pallidus
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Miniopteridae
Genus:	Miniopterus
Species:	M. pallidus
Binomial name
Miniopterus pallidus Thomas, 1907

Range and habitat

Distribution of Miniopterus schreibersii species complex

The species was clearly identified in Turkey,^[3] but Miniopterus schreibersii pallidus was also recorded in others countries in the Middle East, Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

So far, the species was only recorded in caves,^[4] but it is possible that different type of underground roosts are used by this species during the year, as for Miniopterus schreibersii.

Conservation

This species is listed in the Berne Convention and is specifically targeted by the UNEP-EUROBATS convention.^[5]