ERGA-BGE reference genome of Hanak's bat (Pipistrellus hanaki), an IUCN Vulnerable species restricted to forest-like biotopes
Hanak's bat ( <i>Pipistrellus hanaki</i> Hulva and Benda 2004) is one of the most range restricted mammals in Europe, since it occurs only in Cyrenaica, Libya, and Crete (Greece). It is currently classified as 'Vulnerable' on the IUCN Red List, with its foraging habitat threatened by a number of human activities. The reference genome of Hanak's bat ( <i>Pipistrellus hanaki</i>) will provide a crucial resource for uncovering the species phylogenetic history and will help assess the degree of genetic isolation among its populations. A total of 23 contiguous chromosomal pseudomolecules (sex chromosomes included) were assembled from the genome sequence. This chromosome-level assembly encompasses 1.9 Gb, composed of 447 contigs and 141 scaffolds, with contig and scaffold N50 values of 48.7 Mb and 89.1 Mb, respectively.
Authors
- Panagiotis Georgiakakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9416-9899)
- Karine Labadie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7467-8509)
- Manos Stratakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6291-9245)
- Michael Papadimitrakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4787-478X)
- Chiara Bortoluzzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6589-6635)
- Caroline Belser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8108-9910)
- Astrid Böhne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1284-3115)
- Leanne S. Haggerty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8843-3596)
- Petros Lymberakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5067-9600)
- Corinne Cruaud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4752-7278)
- Nuria Escudero
- Eleftherios Bitzilekis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5434-0550)
- Danae Karakasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5397-8876)
- Jean‐Marc Aury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1718-3010)
- Rosa Fernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4719-6640)
- Pedro H. Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3161-8367)
- Fergal J. Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1672-050X)
- Nikolaos Poulakakis
- Alice Moussy
- Swati Sinha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6718-0315)
- Rita Monteiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1374-4474)
- Sophie Mangenot
- Patrick Wincker
- Lola Demirdjian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9164-3311)
Institutions
- SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (CH)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- European Bioinformatics Institute (GB)
- University of Crete (GR)
- Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives (FR)
- Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
- Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (DE)
- Genoscope (FR)
- Science and Technology Park of Crete (GR)
- CEA Paris-Saclay (FR)
- Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (ES)
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (BG)
- Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Research Europe
- Published
- 2025-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.20937.2
- Primary Topic
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00