Myotis emarginatus | UAE National Red List of Mammals: Marine and Terrestrial

Taxa
Myotis emarginatus | (É. Geoffroy, 1806)
Publication
UAE National Red List of Mammals: Marine and Terrestrial
Location
Countries in Assessment
United Arab Emirates
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxonomic Notes
The population of the western part of the distributional range (NW Africa, Europe, Caucasus and Levantine regions) is considered as being the nominotypic subspecies (M. emarginatus emarginatus); in the Asian part of the range, one or two subspecies are differentiated, namely M. e. sogdianus and M. e. desertorum.
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
This species was first recorded in the UAE in 2018 during a bat survey in the Hajar Mountains when specimens were obtained from three different localities; Wadi Shees (Sharjah); Wadi Abadilah (Fujairah), and Wadi Ashashah (Ras Al Khaimah) (Jomat et al. 2018). It is unknown whether this species has always been present in the UAE or is a recent arrival. There are a few records of the species from the Hajar Mountains in Oman (Harrison and Bates 1991). Globally, the species occurs in southern and central Europe, northwest Africa, Turkey, the Caucasus, Arabian Peninsula and Central Asia (Piraccini 2016).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
UAE specimens were obtained in the Hajar Mountains, with no details available. In Oman, the species inhabits caves; specimens were obtained from an old fort (Harrison and Bates 1991).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is assessed as Data Deficient because it was first recorded in 2018 from only three sites within the Hajar Mountains, and thus its status in the UAE is unknown. No regional adjustment is made to the Data Deficient assessment.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2018
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
IGO
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|IGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1, Second edition. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. iv + 32pp pp. And IUCN. 2012. Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.moccae.gov.ae/assets/download/b352eff1/UNRL%20of%20Mammals%20-%20Report%202019.pdf.aspx?view=true
Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Unknown. The increasing extent and intensity of urban lighting may have a negative impact on nocturnal flying invertebrates, the main prey base. Species in the mountains may be affected indirectly by falling water tables due to over-abstraction and reduced precipitation.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
This species was not listed by Hornby (1996) for the UAE Red List of mammals, but based on current knowledge the backcasted 1996 assessment for this species is Data Deficient.
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Myotis emarginatus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Myotis