Rhinonycteridae, Gray, 1866

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 : 42-43

Family Rhinonycteridae

Triaenops persicus Dobson, 1871

Record of this species is based on echolocation calls from As Saqid cave ( Fig. 3B ). Its starting frequency ranged from 72.70-78.4 KHz (75±1.71), while the end frequency ranged from 66.7-78.4 KHz (70.33±3.44),

maximum energy frequencies 74.1-78.4 (75.9±1.09), with duration ranged from 5.69-9.37 ms (7.17±1.18). Based on these calls, Triaenops persicus is recorded for the first time in Saudi Arabia.

Figures

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