Unveiling the Potential Distribution of the Highly Threatened Madeira Pipistrelle ( Pipistrellus maderensis ): Do Different Evolutionary Significant Units Exist?

• Published in: Biology (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 12; no. 7; p. 998
• Main Authors: Teixeira, Sérgio, Smeraldo, Sonia, Russo, Danilo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 13.07.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Analysis; Archipelagoes; Bats; Biodiversity; Biogeography; Biological diversity; Climate change; Conservation; ecological niche models; Ecosystems; Endangered & extinct species; Endangered species; Endemic species; Environmental conditions; Environmental factors; Environmental requirements; Evolution; Extinction; Genetic analysis; Genetic distance; Genetic diversity; Genetic research; Geographical distribution; Habitat preferences; Haplotypes; Islands; Macaronesia; Mitochondrial DNA; Niche (Ecology); Niches; Nonnative species; phylogenetic history; Physical characteristics; Pipistrellus maderensis; Plant reproduction; Taxonomy; Wildlife conservation; United Kingdom; Portugal; Spain; Christmas Island; Europe; ecological niche models; Macaronesia; phylogenetic history; islands; species distribution models; endemic species; Pipistrellus maderensis

The isolation of islands has played a significant role in shaping the unique evolutionary histories of many species of flora and fauna, including bats. One notable example is the Madeira pipistrelle ( ), which inhabits the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores, Madeira, and the Canary Islands. Des...