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(2000).; [HMW] Vesperugo (Vesperus) mnasutus Dobson, 1877 , “Shikarpur [east of Rohri], Sind ,” Pakistan . Normally included in Eptesicus , but now treated as the sole representative of Rhyneptesicus ; its relationships remain uncertain, as it cannot be placed into any recognized tribe. Genetic studies appear to place it as sister to a clade including Vespertilionini and Pipistrellini, and it may be best placed into its own monotypic tribe. Three of the recognized races ( nasutus , matschiei, batinensis) have been supported by genetic data; they may form a cline of increasing body size from south to north. Four subspecies recognized.; [batnames2022] Previously considered a member of the genus Eptesicus, but distinct; see Horáček and Hanák (1986), Horáček et al. (2000) and Juste et al. (2013). Does not include bobrinskoi ; see Harrison (1963) and Hanák and Gaisler (1971). Includes walli ; see DeBlase (1980). Based on the analysis of Juste et al. (2013), we recognize only three valid subspecies, with pelluscens and walli synonyms of the nominotypical form. Revised by Gaisler (1970) and DeBlase (1980); also see Harrison and Bates (1991) and Bates and Harrison (1997).; [MDD2022] moved from Eptesicus to Rhyneptesicus; [IUCN] Juste et al. (2013) reassigned this taxon to the genus Rhyneptesicus Bianchi, 1917 based molecular phylogenetics. Four subspecies – R. n. nasutus (Southwest Pakistan, Afghanistan and Southeast Iran), R. n. matschiei (Southwest Arabia), R. n. pellucens (Iran and Iraq), and R. n. batinensis (Eastern Arabia including Oman and Saudi Arabia), are recognised (Benda and Gaisler 2015, Juste et al. 2013).; [batnames2023] Previously considered a member of the genus Eptesicus, but distinct; see Horáček and Hanák (1986), Horáček et al. (2000) and Juste et al. (2013). Does not include bobrinskoi ; see Harrison (1963) and Hanák and Gaisler (1971). Includes walli ; see DeBlase (1980). Based on the analysis of Juste et al. (2013), we recognize only three valid subspecies, with pelluscens and walli synonyms of the nominotypical form. Revised by Gaisler (1970) and DeBlase (1980); also see Harrison and Bates (1991) and Bates and Harrison (1997).; [MDD2023] moved from Eptesicus to Rhyneptesicus; [MDD2025_2.0] moved from Eptesicus to Rhyneptesicus; [batnames2025_1.7] Previously considered a member of the genus Eptesicus, but distinct; see Horáček and Hanák (1986), Horáček et al. (2000) and Juste et al. (2013). Does not include bobrinskoi; see Harrison (1963) and Hanák and Gaisler (1971). Includes walli; see DeBlase (1980). Based on the analysis of Juste et al. (2013), we recognize only three valid subspecies, with pelluscens and walli synonyms of the nominotypical form. Revised by Gaisler (1970) and DeBlase (1980); also see Harrison and Bates (1991) and Bates and Harrison (1997).; [MDD2025_2.2] moved from Eptesicus to Rhyneptesicus walli (wfZz) batinensis, matschei, pellucens, walli. matschiei, batinensis, pellucens, nasutus nasutus, batinensis, matschiei, pellucens pellucens - walli nasutus, batinensis, matschiet, pellucens nasutus, batinensis, matschiei nasutus - pellucens, walli nasutus, matschiei, pellucens, walli, batinensis Juste et al. (2013) reassigned this taxon to the genus Rhyneptesicus Bianchi, 1917 based molecular phylogenetics. Four subspecies – R. n. nasutus (Southwest Pakistan, Afghanistan and Southeast Iran), R. n. matschiei (Southwest Arabia), R. n. pellucens (Iran and Iraq), and R. n. batinensis (Eastern Arabia including Oman and Saudi Arabia), are recognised (Benda and Gaisler 2015, Juste et al. 2013). nasutus, matschiei nasutus - pellucens, walli nasutus, matschiei, pellucens, walli, batinensis nasutus, matschiei, pellucens, walli, batinensis matschiei, nasutus nasutus - pellucens, walli nasutus (Dobson, 1877)|matschiei (O. Thomas, 1905)|pellucens (O. Thomas, 1906) [preoccupied]|walli (O. Thomas, 1919)|batinensis (D. L. Harrison, 1968) Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp. Sind bat S Arabia – Pakistan Honacki, J.H., Kinman, K.E. and Koeppl, J.W. 1982. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Allen Press, Lawrence, 694 pp. Eptesicus nasutus Pakistan, Sind, Shikarpur. Dobson 1877 J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 46:311. Distribution: Ranging from southwestern Arabia and Iraq to Pakistan. Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1991. A World List of Mammalian Species. Third edition. Oxford University Press, London, 243 pp. ISBN 0-19-854017-5 Sind bat SW Arabia – Pakistan; ref. 4.79 Koopman, K.F. 1993. Order Chiroptera. Pp. 137–242 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1206 pp. Dobson 1877 J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 46:311. Subgenus Eptesicus. Does not include bobrinskoi; see Corbet (1978c:57). Includes walli', see DeBlase (1980:182-188). Revised by Gaisler (1970). Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan. Pakistan, Sind, Shikarpur. DOBSON 1877 Rostrum relatively short and broad, flattened dorsally, its edges sharply defined. Inner upper incisor more or less unicuspid; outer upper incisor reduced. Last upper molar well developed. Braincase fairly low. No basicranial pits. Size medium to fairly small (forearm length, 33-41 mm). Distribution: Ranging from southwestern Arabia and Iraq to Pakistan. Four subspecies are currently recognized: E. n. matschiei (southwestern Arabia), E. n. batinensis (southeastern Arabia), E. n. pellucens (Iraq and western Iran), E. n. nasutus (Pakistan, Afghanistan, and eastern Iran). 119 species E. nasutus DOBSON 1877 Eptesicus subgenus Eptesicus nasutus Rostrum relatively short and broad, flattened dorsally, its edges sharply defined. Inner upper incisor more or less unicuspid; outer upper incisor reduced. Last upper molar well developed. Braincase fairly low. No basicranial pits. Size medium to fairly small (forearm length, 33-41 mm). Four subspecies are currently recognized: 3. E. nasutus (DOBSON 1877) (= walli THOMAS 1919) [nasutus group]. 3 _R. n. batinensis_ (Harrison, 1968); _R. n. matschiei_ (Thomas, 1905); _R. n. nasutus_ (Dobson, 1877); _R. n. walli_ (Thomas, 1919) (synonyms: _pellucens_ (Thomas, 1906)) Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. (Available from Johns Hopkins University Press, 1-800-537-5487 or (410) 516-6900, or at http://www.press.jhu.edu). CHIROPTERA Vespertilionidae Vespertilioninae Eptesicini Eptesicus nasutus Eptesicus Eptesicus nasutus Dobson y 1877 J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 46 2 311 Sind Bat Pakistan, Sind, Shikarpur, E of Rohri. Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan. IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Vulnerable. batinensis Harrison, 1968; matschiei Thomas, 1905; pellucens Thomas, 1906; walli Thomas, 1919. Subgenus Eptesicus. Does not include bobrinskoi; see Harrison (1963) and Hanák and Gaisler (1971). Includes walli; see DeBlase (1980). Revised by Gaisler (1970) and DeBlase (1980); also see Harrison and Bates (1991) and Bates and Harrison (1997). Placed in the subgenus Rhyneptesicus by Horácek et al. (2000). 03AD87FAFFD9F6348C9F37BAFCF9F75D Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions 978-84-16728-19-0 hbmw_9_Pteropodidae_16.pdf.imf hash://md5/ff94ff82ffc4f62a891e341cffa5ff9b 825 zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/4C/3D/87/4C3D87E8FFB86A00FA7D9B781A21B08B.xml Rhyneptesicus nasutus Vespertilionidae Rhyneptesicus nasutus 1877 Sérotine perse @fr | Arabische Breitarmfledermaus @de | Rineptesicuspersa @es | Persian Serotine @en | Sind Serotine @en | Sind Serotine Bat @en Vesperugo (Vesperus) mnasutus Dobson, 1877 , “Shikarpur [east of Rohri], Sind ,” Pakistan . Normally included in Eptesicus , but now treated as the sole representative of Rhyneptesicus ; its relationships remain uncertain, as it cannot be placed into any recognized tribe. Genetic studies appear to place it as sister to a clade including Vespertilionini and Pipistrellini, and it may be best placed into its own monotypic tribe. Three of the recognized races ( nasutus , matschiei, batinensis) have been supported by genetic data; they may form a cline of increasing body size from south to north. Four subspecies recognized. R.n.nasutusDobson,1877—EAfghanistan,SEIran,andSPakistan. R.n.batinensisD.L..Harrison,1968—ESaudiArabia,UnitedArabEmirates,andOman;possiblyalsoQatarandBahrain. R.n.matschietThomas,1905—SWSaudiArabiaandYemen. R. n. pellucens Thomas, 1906 — Mesopotamian region of S Iraq and Iran ; possibly Kuwait . Head—body 40-56 mm, tail 38-49 mm, ear 12:5-14-4 mm, hindfoot 7-8 mm, forearm 31-3-39-9 mm. Muzzle is broad and flat, with prominent and nearly naked glands on either side. Dorsal pelage of the Sind Bat is buffy brown, ventral pelage is paler beige. Bare face, ears, and limbs are midto dark brown, but wing and uropatagium membranes are highly variable between subspecies, being much lighter brownish, significantly lighter than forearm color, and semi-translucent (pellucens) to grayish brown and similar to forearm color ( nasutus ) usually with white reticulations across membranes. Ears are small and narrow with narrowly rounded tip; tragusis well developed and about one-half ear height, appearing straight with rounded tip. Wings attach at base of toes and extreme tip oftail extends past uropatagium margin; calcar lacks a postcalcarial lobe. Baculum is short, with deeply bifurcated base that branches into two thin basal rods; shaft gradually narrows to narrowly rounded tip. Skull is small; braincase is relatively small and flattened in lateral view; sagittal crest is absent and lambdoidal crests are low but conspicuous; supraoccipital is slightly convex and forms most posterior portion of skull; postorbital constriction is narrow; supraorbital ridges are well developed; zygomatic arches are gracile and lack dorsal projections, being widely flared anteriorly and posteriorly; palate is short and broad; tympanic bullae are relatively large and exceed breadth of basioccipital; coronoid process of each half mandible does not greatly exceed condyle in height. I? is unicuspid; I’ is relatively well developed and is onehalf height of I?; P* is relatively small, slightly exceeding one-half crown area of M'; P, is relatively small and crowded between C, and P; M, and M, are subequal in size; and M, has only slightly reduced talonid. Dental formulais12/3,C1/1,P 1/2, M 3/3 (x2) = 32. Primarily lowland semiarid and arid desert habitats but known from coastal regions in Mesopotamia and some highland regions. In United Arab Emirates , the Sind Bat is found in a variety of habitats, including desert oases, coastal outcrops,artificial tree lines, and mountain wadis. It often occurs around human habitation and water sources. Recorded at elevations from c.0 m to 1108 m ; known from 480-850 m in Iran . The Sind Bat appears to feed largely on beetles, and opportunistically takes swarming ants and other prey. Four diet samples from Oman and Yemen were dominated by Coleoptera (66-95% by volume). Digestive tracts offive individuals in Iran included many Coleoptera (60% by volume), especially Scarabaeidae (25%) and Carabidae (25%), but also Ipidae (5%) and Tenebrionidae (5%); in addition, Heteroptera (13%), Blattodea (9%), Auchenorrhyncha (8%), Hymenoptera (5%), and Lepidoptera (5%). Births appear to occur in mid-April in south-eastern Iran , as indicated by the report of three heavily pregnant females in Pir Sohrab and two lactating females in Chahar Dahaneh. In Oman , early-state pregnant females were captured in late March. Litter size appears to be 1-2, with two of the three females captured in Pir Sohrab having a single fetus and the other having two. The Sind Bat roosts during the day in wall crevices and behind stones of ruined buildings in Oman . It is known from caves nearrivers in South Asia. Searchcall shapeis a short FM/QCF sweep and in Iran ,start frequencies were 39-6-43-9 kHz, end frequencies 37-7-39-8 kHz, peak frequencies 37-8-40-9 kHz, durations 5-8-9-2 milliseconds, and interpulse intervals 70-8-276-1 milliseconds. Sind Bats appear to roost in small colonies, and up to ¢.20 individuals have been recorded in a single roost. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List (as Eptesicus nasutus ). Bates & Harrison (1997) | Benda & Gaisler (2015) | Benda & Reiter (2006) | Benda, Al-Jumaily et al. (2011) | Benda, Faizolahi et al. (2012) | Harrison (1968a) | Harrison & Bates (1991) | Judas et al. (2018) | Juste et al. (2013) | Nader (1982) | Sharifi, Amr et al. (2008) | Sharifi, Hemmati & Rahimi (2000) https://zenodo.org/record/6398063/files/figure.png 138. Sind Bat Rhyneptesicus nasutus French: Sérotine perse / German: Arabische Breitarmfledermaus / Spanish: Rineptesicus persa Other common names: Persian Serotine , Sind Serotine , Sind Serotine Bat Taxonomy. Vesperugo (Vesperus) mnasutus Dobson, 1877 , “Shikarpur [east of Rohri], Sind ,” Pakistan . Normally included in Eptesicus , but now treated as the sole representative of Rhyneptesicus ; its relationships remain uncertain, as it cannot be placed into any recognized tribe. Genetic studies appear to place it as sister to a clade including Vespertilionini and Pipistrellini, and it may be best placed into its own monotypic tribe. Three of the recognized races ( nasutus , matschiei, batinensis) have been supported by genetic data; they may form a cline of increasing body size from south to north. Four subspecies recognized. Subspecies and Distribution. R.n.nasutusDobson,1877—EAfghanistan,SEIran,andSPakistan. R.n.batinensisD.L..Harrison,1968—ESaudiArabia,UnitedArabEmirates,andOman;possiblyalsoQatarandBahrain. R.n.matschietThomas,1905—SWSaudiArabiaandYemen. R. n. pellucens Thomas, 1906 — Mesopotamian region of S Iraq and Iran ; possibly Kuwait . Descriptive notes. Head—body 40-56 mm, tail 38-49 mm, ear 12:5-14-4 mm, hindfoot 7-8 mm, forearm 31-3-39-9 mm. Muzzle is broad and flat, with prominent and nearly naked glands on either side. Dorsal pelage of the Sind Bat is buffy brown, ventral pelage is paler beige. Bare face, ears, and limbs are midto dark brown, but wing and uropatagium membranes are highly variable between subspecies, being much lighter brownish, significantly lighter than forearm color, and semi-translucent (pellucens) to grayish brown and similar to forearm color ( nasutus ) usually with white reticulations across membranes. Ears are small and narrow with narrowly rounded tip; tragusis well developed and about one-half ear height, appearing straight with rounded tip. Wings attach at base of toes and extreme tip oftail extends past uropatagium margin; calcar lacks a postcalcarial lobe. Baculum is short, with deeply bifurcated base that branches into two thin basal rods; shaft gradually narrows to narrowly rounded tip. Skull is small; braincase is relatively small and flattened in lateral view; sagittal crest is absent and lambdoidal crests are low but conspicuous; supraoccipital is slightly convex and forms most posterior portion of skull; postorbital constriction is narrow; supraorbital ridges are well developed; zygomatic arches are gracile and lack dorsal projections, being widely flared anteriorly and posteriorly; palate is short and broad; tympanic bullae are relatively large and exceed breadth of basioccipital; coronoid process of each half mandible does not greatly exceed condyle in height. I? is unicuspid; I’ is relatively well developed and is onehalf height of I?; P* is relatively small, slightly exceeding one-half crown area of M'; P, is relatively small and crowded between C, and P; M, and M, are subequal in size; and M, has only slightly reduced talonid. Dental formulais12/3,C1/1,P 1/2, M 3/3 (x2) = 32. Habitat. Primarily lowland semiarid and arid desert habitats but known from coastal regions in Mesopotamia and some highland regions. In United Arab Emirates , the Sind Bat is found in a variety of habitats, including desert oases, coastal outcrops,artificial tree lines, and mountain wadis. It often occurs around human habitation and water sources. Recorded at elevations from c.0 m to 1108 m ; known from 480-850 m in Iran . Food and Feeding. The Sind Bat appears to feed largely on beetles, and opportunistically takes swarming ants and other prey. Four diet samples from Oman and Yemen were dominated by Coleoptera (66-95% by volume). Digestive tracts offive individuals in Iran included many Coleoptera (60% by volume), especially Scarabaeidae (25%) and Carabidae (25%), but also Ipidae (5%) and Tenebrionidae (5%); in addition, Heteroptera (13%), Blattodea (9%), Auchenorrhyncha (8%), Hymenoptera (5%), and Lepidoptera (5%). Breeding. Births appear to occur in mid-April in south-eastern Iran , as indicated by the report of three heavily pregnant females in Pir Sohrab and two lactating females in Chahar Dahaneh. In Oman , early-state pregnant females were captured in late March. Litter size appears to be 1-2, with two of the three females captured in Pir Sohrab having a single fetus and the other having two. Activity patterns. The Sind Bat roosts during the day in wall crevices and behind stones of ruined buildings in Oman . It is known from caves nearrivers in South Asia. Searchcall shapeis a short FM/QCF sweep and in Iran ,start frequencies were 39-6-43-9 kHz, end frequencies 37-7-39-8 kHz, peak frequencies 37-8-40-9 kHz, durations 5-8-9-2 milliseconds, and interpulse intervals 70-8-276-1 milliseconds. Movements, Home range and Social organization. Sind Bats appear to roost in small colonies, and up to ¢.20 individuals have been recorded in a single roost. Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List (as Eptesicus nasutus ). Bibliography. Bates & Harrison (1997), Benda & Gaisler (2015), Benda & Reiter (2006), Benda, Al-Jumaily et al. (2011), Benda, Faizolahi et al. (2012), Harrison (1968a), Harrison & Bates (1991), Judas et al. (2018), Juste et al. (2013), Nader (1982), Sharifi, Amr et al. (2008), Sharifi, Hemmati & Rahimi (2000). Simmons, N.B. and A.L. Cirranello. 2022B. Bat Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic database. Accessed on 10/11/2022. Vespertilionidae Rhyneptesicus nasutus Rhyneptesicus nasutus Dobson 1877 1 J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 46(2): 311 Sind Bat pellucens Thomas, 1906; walli Thomas, 1919; batinensis Harrison, 1968; matschiei Thomas, 1905. Pakistan, Sind, Shikarpur, E of Rohri. Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan. Not listed. Least Concern Previously considered a member of the genus Eptesicus, but distinct; see Horáček and Hanák (1986), Horáček et al. (2000) and Juste et al. (2013). Does not include bobrinskoi ; see Harrison (1963) and Hanák and Gaisler (1971). Includes walli ; see DeBlase (1980). Based on the analysis of Juste et al. (2013), we recognize only three valid subspecies, with pelluscens and walli synonyms of the nominotypical form. Revised by Gaisler (1970) and DeBlase (1980); also see Harrison and Bates (1991) and Bates and Harrison (1997). Mammal Diversity Database. (2023). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.11) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7830771 released 15 April 2023 Rhyneptesicus nasutus 23 Sind Bat Persian Serotine|Sind Serotine Theria Placentalia Boreoeutheria Laurasiatheria CHIROPTERA VESPERTILIONIFORMES NA NA VESPERTILIONOIDEA VESPERTILIONIDAE VESPERTILIONINAE INCERTAE SEDIS Rhyneptesicus NA nasutus Dobson 1877 1 Vesperugo_(Vesperus)_nasutus Dobson, G. E. (1877). Notes on a collection of Chiroptera from India and Burma, with descriptions of new species. The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 46(2), 311. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/110105#page/323/mode/1up ZSI 15659 "Shikarpur [east of Rohri], Sind," Pakistan. nasutus (Dobson, 1877)|matschiei (O. Thomas, 1905)|pellucens (O. Thomas, 1906)|walli (O. Thomas, 1919)|batinensis (D. L. Harrison, 1968) moved from Eptesicus to Rhyneptesicus Juste, J., Benda, P., Garcia-Mudarra, J. L., & Ibanez, C. (2013). Phylogeny and systematics of Old World serotine bats (genus Eptesicus, Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera): an integrative approach. Zoologica Scripta, 42(5), 441-457. Saudi Arabia|Oman|Yemen|United Arab Emirates|Qatar?|Bahrain?|Kuwait?|Iraq|Iran|Afghanistan|Pakistan Asia Afrotropic|Palearctic|Indomalaya LC 0 0 0 Rhyneptesicus_nasutus 0 manual Eptesicus_nasutus 0 IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022]. 7935 Rhyneptesicus nasutus ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA CHIROPTERA VESPERTILIONIDAE Rhyneptesicus nasutus (Dobson, 1877) Juste et al. (2013) reassigned this taxon to the genus Rhyneptesicus Bianchi, 1917 based molecular phylogenetics. Four subspecies – R. n. nasutus (Southwest Pakistan, Afghanistan and Southeast Iran), R. n. matschiei (Southwest Arabia), R. n. pellucens (Iran and Iraq), and R. n. batinensis (Eastern Arabia including Oman and Saudi Arabia), are recognised (Benda and Gaisler 2015, Juste et al. 2013). 20000000 Rhyneptesicus nasutus Least Concern 2019 2018-08-31 00:00:00 UTC 3.1 English Confirmed as Least Concern because, although it is seldom recorded, it has a relatively wide distribution, has some tolerance of some habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. In Oman, the species has been recorded in the crevices of walls and behind stones of ruined buildings, isolated in semi-desert terrain and on sand dunes next to the sea (Harrison and Bates 1991). In Iran it has been recorded from arid areas with the roosting sites unknown. Little is known about the habitat or ecology of this species in South Asia except that it is found in semi-arid to arid areas in caves near rivers (Molur et al . 2002). In general, there appear to be no major threats to this species or its habitat overall. The threats to this species in South Asia remain unknown (Molur et al . 2002). It has been reported on five occasions in Iran where they were found as individuals or in small groups (Sharifi et al. 2000). The most recent record for Iran is from the 1970s despite more recent survey efforts, and the species appears to be genuinely rare (Sharifi pers. comm.). The abundance, population size and trends for this species are not known in South Asia (Molur et al. 2002). In Afghanistan, it is reported as ‘infrequent’ being known from 5 sites (Benda and Gaisler 2015). Unknown This species has been widely, but patchily recorded, from the Arabian Peninsula to western South Asia. It has been recorded from Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, it is possibly present in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait, it has been recorded from southern Iraq (including Basra), and southern and southeastern Iran. Within South Asia this species is presently known from Afghanistan (Konar, Nimruz, Nangarhar and Laghman provinces) and Pakistan (Baluchistan and Sind) at an elevation of 860 m asl (Roberts 1997, Bates and Harrison 1997, Molur et al. 2002, Srinivasulu and Srinivasulu 2012, Benda and Gaisler 2015). Terrestrial It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. It has not been recorded from any protected areas in South Asia. Further studies are needed into the taxonomy, distribution, abundance, reproduction and ecology of this little known species (Molur et al . 2002). Indomalayan|Palearctic FALSE FALSE Global Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2023). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.4 (1.4). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8136157 Vespertilionidae Rhyneptesicus nasutus Dobson 1877 1 J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 46(2): 311 Sind Bat pellucens Thomas, 1906; walli Thomas, 1919; batinensis Harrison, 1968; matschiei Thomas, 1905. Pakistan, Sind, Shikarpur, E of Rohri. Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan. Not listed. Least Concern Previously considered a member of the genus Eptesicus, but distinct; see Horáček and Hanák (1986), Horáček et al. (2000) and Juste et al. (2013). Does not include bobrinskoi ; see Harrison (1963) and Hanák and Gaisler (1971). Includes walli ; see DeBlase (1980). Based on the analysis of Juste et al. (2013), we recognize only three valid subspecies, with pelluscens and walli synonyms of the nominotypical form. Revised by Gaisler (1970) and DeBlase (1980); also see Harrison and Bates (1991) and Bates and Harrison (1997). Rhyneptesicus nasutus 1005571 23 Sind Bat Persian Serotine|Sind Serotine Theria Placentalia Boreoeutheria Laurasiatheria CHIROPTERA VESPERTILIONIFORMES NA NA VESPERTILIONOIDEA Vespertilionidae VESPERTILIONINAE INCERTAE SEDIS Rhyneptesicus NA nasutus Dobson 1877 1 Vesperugo_(Vesperus)_nasutus Dobson, G. E. (1877). Notes on a collection of Chiroptera from India and Burma, with descriptions of new species. The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 46(2), 311. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/110105#page/323/mode/1up ZSI 15659 "Shikarpur [east of Rohri], Sind," Pakistan. nasutus (Dobson, 1877)|matschiei (O. Thomas, 1905)|pellucens (O. Thomas, 1906)|walli (O. Thomas, 1919)|batinensis (D. L. Harrison, 1968) moved from Eptesicus to Rhyneptesicus Juste, J., Benda, P., Garcia-Mudarra, J. L., & Ibanez, C. (2013). Phylogeny and systematics of Old World serotine bats (genus Eptesicus, Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera): an integrative approach. Zoologica Scripta, 42(5), 441-457. Saudi Arabia|Oman|Yemen|United Arab Emirates|Qatar?|Bahrain?|Kuwait?|Iraq|Iran|Afghanistan|Pakistan Asia Afrotropic|Palearctic|Indomalaya LC 0 0 0 Rhyneptesicus_nasutus 0 manual Eptesicus_nasutus 0 Burgin, C. J., Zijlstra, J. S., Becker, M. A., Handika, H., Alston, J. M., Widness, J., Liphardt, S., Huckaby, D. G., and Upham, N. S. (2025). How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge. Journal of Mammalogy in revision: TBD. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.27.640393 Rhyneptesicus_nasutus 1005571 23 Sind Bat Persian Serotine|Sind Serotine Theria Placentalia Boreoeutheria Laurasiatheria Chiroptera Yangochiroptera NA NA Vespertilionoidea Vespertilionidae Vespertilioninae incertae sedis Rhyneptesicus NA nasutus Dobson 1 Vesperugo (Vesperus) nasutus Dobson, G.E. 1877. Notes on a collection of Chiroptera from India and Burma, with descriptions of new species. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 46(3):310-313. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35548399 ZSI 15659 holotype "Shikarpur [east of Rohri], Sind," Pakistan. moved from Eptesicus to Rhyneptesicus Juste, J., Benda, P., Garcia-Mudarra, J. L., & Ibanez, C. (2013). Phylogeny and systematics of Old World serotine bats (genus Eptesicus, Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera): an integrative approach. Zoologica Scripta, 42(5), 441-457. Saudi Arabia|Oman|Yemen|United Arab Emirates|Qatar?|Bahrain?|Kuwait?|Iraq|Iran|Afghanistan|Pakistan Asia Afrotropic|Palearctic|Indomalaya LC 0 0 0 Rhyneptesicus_nasutus 0 manual Eptesicus_nasutus 0 Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2025). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.7 (1.7). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14796586 Vespertilionidae Rhyneptesicus nasutus Dobson 1877 1 J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 46(2): 311 Sind Bat pellucens Thomas, 1906; walli Thomas, 1919; batinensis Harrison, 1968; matschiei Thomas, 1905. Pakistan, Sind, Shikarpur, E of Rohri. Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan. Not Listed Least Concern Previously considered a member of the genus Eptesicus, but distinct; see Horáček and Hanák (1986), Horáček et al. (2000) and Juste et al. (2013). Does not include bobrinskoi; see Harrison (1963) and Hanák and Gaisler (1971). Includes walli; see DeBlase (1980). Based on the analysis of Juste et al. (2013), we recognize only three valid subspecies, with pelluscens and walli synonyms of the nominotypical form. Revised by Gaisler (1970) and DeBlase (1980); also see Harrison and Bates (1991) and Bates and Harrison (1997). Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505 NA Eptesicus nasutus; Rhyneptesicus nasutus; Rhyneptesicus nasutus; Rhyneptesicus nasutus; Rhyneptesicus nasutus; Rhyneptesicus nasutus; nasutus; batinensis; matschiei; pellucens; pellucens - walli; nasutus; batinensis; matschiet; pellucens; batinensis; matschiei; pellucens; walli; nasutus; matschiei; pellucens; walli; batinensis; Sérotine perse; Arabische Breitarmfledermaus; Rineptesicuspersa; Persian Serotine; Sind Serotine; Sind Serotine Bat; Sind Bat; Persian Serotine; Sind Serotine; Sind Bat; Sind Bat; R. nasutus