The bat fauna of Jabal Al Akhdar, Northeast Libya.

(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Fifty nine specimens of bats representing eight species in three families are reported from the region of Jabal A1 Akhdar in northeastern Libya. Nyctalus lasiopterus is reported for the first time from Africa, while Pipistrellus pipistrellus Miniopterus schrei, bersii and Tadarida teniotis are new additions to the fauna of Libya. Rhinolophus clivosus, R. mehelyi, Pipistrellus kuhlii, and Plecotus austriacus are additional distributional records from Libya. Taxonomic comments are given. Although distinctive, the bat fauna of Jabal A1 Akhdar is considered of Mediterranean origin and. includes taxa seemingly closely associated with those from southcentral Europe rather than the Eastern Mediterranean and Maghreb regions.