Taxon name
Myotis emarginatus
(E. Geoffroy, 1806)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Myotis emarginatus
(E. Geoffroy, 1806)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
(E. Geoffroy, 1806)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
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.
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
United Arab Emirates (the)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
United Arab Emirates (the)
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data deficient
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
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.
Assessment details
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
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).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
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).
Threats and conservation measures listed
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.
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.
Publication
Mallon, D., Hilton-Taylor, C., Allen, D., & Harding, K. (2019). UAE National Red List of Mammals: Marine and Terrestrial. A report to the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates (p. 41). IUCN Global Species Programme. https://bit.ly/2RdZCQR
