<b>Current status, distribution and conservation status of Algerian bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera)</b>

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Two New Cryptic Bat Species within the Myotis nattereri Species Complex (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera) from the Western Palaearctic

“…nov., given that the distance between the easternmost known locality from Morocco (Rekkam Hills - Dieuleveut et al, 2010) is only around 200 km far from the westernmost known locality from Algeria (near Tlemcen - Kowalski et al, 1986). The new species occurs in the northern parts of Algeria, where it is known only from three localities (Kowalski and Rzebik-Kowalska, 1991;Ahmim, 2017). As no specimen from this country has been analysed genetically, it is however unknown to which extent these represent interconnected or isolated subpopulations.…”

Rapid assessment of cave-dwelling bat diversity in the Chebket ES-Sellaoua Mountains (Eastern Algeria)

“…3). The area of distribution is wide, ranging from the littoral coasts to the south of the Saharan Atlas (Ahmime, 2017). It is the most frequently observed species in Algeria according to Aulagnier and Thévenot (1986).This species was reported by Ahmime (2014) at Aokas and Souk El Thenine (littoral coasts) with a relative abundance of 24.35 %.…”

“…The area of distribution is wide, ranging from the littoral coasts to the south of the Saharan Atlas (Ahmime, 2017). It is the most frequently observed species in Algeria according to Aulagnier and Thévenot (1986).This species was reported by Ahmime (2014) at Aokas and Souk El Thenine (littoral coasts) with a relative abundance of 24.35 %. It was observed throughout the study period with maximum numbers during the hibernation period in winter (January 2014) because this area provides ideal conditions (very high humidity, low temperature, no disturbance) (table 2).…”

“…4). This bat was previously considered as being two distinct species, P. deserti and P. kuhlii, but the recent work of Ahmime (2014) showed that it was ultimately Kuhl's pipistrelle This species is encountered from the littoral coasts to the central and western part of the Sahara. It is a known species in the south (Ahmime, 2017).…”

“…They commonly roost in cracks in rock walls, in cliffs or old walls, in hollow trees, caves, old mines and nooks of buildings such as granaries (Dietz et al, 2009). Besides specific locations (López-Baucells et al, 2012), bats have been studied in North African countries such as Morocco (Laurent, 1937;Panouse, 1951;Strinati, 1953;Brosset, 1955;Hill, 1964;Dieuleveut et al, 2010), Tunisia (Deleuil and Labbe, 1955;Aellen and Strinati, 1970;Baker, 1976), and Libya (Hufnagel and Craig-Bennett, 1972;Benda et al, 2004) (Ahmime, 2017).…”