Vespertilionidae, Gray, 1821

Obaid, Ahmed Al, Ahmary, Ali Al, Shuraim, Faisal, Neyaz, Farah, Boug, Ahmad Al, Mir, Zaffar R. & Amr, Zuhair S., 2023, Small mammals from Farasan Archipelago, Saudi Arabia, Ecologica Montenegrina 65, pp. 40-46 : 43-44

Family Vespertilionidae

Pipistrellus kuhlii (Kuhl, 1817)

This species was found to be common all over the Farasan and As Saqid islands. Numerous echolocation calls were recorded from several sites and one individual was photographed in the Coast Guard Station (Khatab, Al Moharak 1, Al Moharak 2 and Al Moharak 3) ( Figs. 3D and 4C ). This is the first confirmed record for Kuhl's Pipistrelle in the islands. Starting frequency ranged from 36-40.8 KHz (37.23±1.54), while the end frequency ranged from 28.2-39.2 KHz (32.58±4.19), and maximum energy frequencies ranged from 36.4-38.1 KHz (36.98±0.58). The duration of calls ranged from 1.91- 12ms (5.89±2.44).

2. Order Rodentia

Figures

Figure 3. Sonograms for four bat species recorded in Farasan Archipelago. A. Rhinopoma cystops. B. Triaenops persicus. C. Asellia patrizii. D. Pipistrellus kuhlii.

Figure 4. Small mammals recorded from Farasan Archipelago. A. Rhinopoma cystops. B. Asellia patrizii. C. Pipistrellus kuhlii. D. Acomys dimidiatus E. Rattus rattus. F. Gerbillus nanus.