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<p>In North Arica, urban bats are poorly studied and known mainly from a few scattered records. However, they seem relatively frequent, and their behavior may be impacted by urban factors such as artificial lighting. This study aimed to determine the patterns of urban and suburban bats and their activity. From June 2021 to May 2022, bats were surveyed at four sites in Safi city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. Using acoustic methods starting 10&#xa0;min after sunset and ending three hours later, totaling 144&#xa0;h of surveillance, we detected 11,640 passes, belonging to seven species. <i>Pipistrellus kuhlii</i> and <i>Eptesicus isabellinus</i> composed 99.01% of all bat recordings, while the remaining recordings included <i>Rhinolophus blasii</i>, <i>Pipistrellus pipistrellus</i>,<i> Rhinolophus mehelyi</i>, <i>Rhinolophus hipposideros</i> and <i>Myotis punicus</i>. Sidi Bouzid cliffs were the most attractive habitat, with seven species, followed by the Potters hill and Sidi Abderrahmane reservoir, with three species each, and Coniferous forest, with two species. Over 95.10% of <i>P</i>. <i>kuhlii</i> activity was recorded at the Potters hill, Sidi Abderrahmane reservoir and Sidi Bouzid cliffs, while 82% of <i>E</i>. <i>isabellinus</i> activity was reported at Sidi Bouzid cliffs only. <i>E</i>. <i>isabellinus</i> activity was positively affected by temperature, humidity and wind speed, while, <i>P</i>. <i>kuhlii</i> activity was affected by temperature only. Our study provided insights into the bat assemblages and phenological patterns of these two species in Safi city. This study provides some ecological conclusions that can help in assessing the role of urban and suburban habitats in bat conservation and developing strategies for conservation.</p>

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Bats of urban and suburban habitats of Safi city, Morocco: species richness, and seasonal activity

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    2026年2月4日

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  • Youssef Dbiba,
  • Mohamed Dakki,
  • Abdessamad Aglagane,
  • El Hassan El Mouden

摘要

In North Arica, urban bats are poorly studied and known mainly from a few scattered records. However, they seem relatively frequent, and their behavior may be impacted by urban factors such as artificial lighting. This study aimed to determine the patterns of urban and suburban bats and their activity. From June 2021 to May 2022, bats were surveyed at four sites in Safi city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. Using acoustic methods starting 10 min after sunset and ending three hours later, totaling 144 h of surveillance, we detected 11,640 passes, belonging to seven species. Pipistrellus kuhlii and Eptesicus isabellinus composed 99.01% of all bat recordings, while the remaining recordings included Rhinolophus blasii, Pipistrellus pipistrellus, Rhinolophus mehelyi, Rhinolophus hipposideros and Myotis punicus. Sidi Bouzid cliffs were the most attractive habitat, with seven species, followed by the Potters hill and Sidi Abderrahmane reservoir, with three species each, and Coniferous forest, with two species. Over 95.10% of P. kuhlii activity was recorded at the Potters hill, Sidi Abderrahmane reservoir and Sidi Bouzid cliffs, while 82% of E. isabellinus activity was reported at Sidi Bouzid cliffs only. E. isabellinus activity was positively affected by temperature, humidity and wind speed, while, P. kuhlii activity was affected by temperature only. Our study provided insights into the bat assemblages and phenological patterns of these two species in Safi city. This study provides some ecological conclusions that can help in assessing the role of urban and suburban habitats in bat conservation and developing strategies for conservation.