Karyotypes of two Iranian bat species, myotis blythii and miniopterus schreibersii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae, Miniopteridae)

The karyotypes of 2 bat species from Iran were examined. The diploid number of chromosomes (2n) and the fundamental numbers of chromosomal arms (NFa) were determined to be 2n = 44 and NFa = 54 for Myotis blythii and 2n = 46 and NFa = 50 for Miniopterus schreibersii, respectively. The karyotypes of Iranian bats show similarity within populations in other countries with respect to the diploid chromosome numbers: however, they are quite different in the fundamental chromosome numbers and the numbers of autosomal arms. © Tübi·tak