page_title: List of mammals of Syria
section_title: Order: Chiroptera (bats)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Syria / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Chiroptera (bats)
caption_attribution_description: Rousettus aegyptiacus English: Photographer: en:User:Dawson
context_page_description: This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Syria. There are seventy-one mammal species in Syria, of which one is critically endangered, three are endangered, six are vulnerable, and three are near threatened. One of the species listed for Syria can no longer be found in the wild.
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
  Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:
context_section_description: The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.
  Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
  Subfamily: Pteropodinae
  Genus: Rousettus
  Egyptian fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus LC
  Family: Vespertilionidae
  Subfamily: Myotinae
  Genus: Myotis
  Lesser mouse-eared bat, Myotis blythii LR/lc
  Greater mouse-eared bat, Myotis myotis LR/nt
  Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
  Genus: Eptesicus
  Botta's serotine, Eptesicus bottae LC
  Genus: Otonycteris
  Desert long-eared bat, Otonycteris hemprichii LR/lc
  Genus: Pipistrellus
  Kuhl's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus kuhlii LC
  Genus: Plecotus
  Grey long-eared bat, Plecotus austriacus LR/lc
  Subfamily: Miniopterinae
  Genus: Miniopterus
  Schreibers' long-fingered bat, Miniopterus schreibersii LC
  Family: Nycteridae
  Genus: Nycteris
  Egyptian slit-faced bat, Nycteris thebaica LC
  Family: Rhinolophidae
  Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
  Genus: Rhinolophus
  Blasius's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus blasii NT
  Mediterranean horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus euryale VU
  Greater horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum LR/nt
caption: Egyptian fruit bat
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