ERGA-BGE reference genome of the forest-restricted Cretan subspecies of Hanak's bat (Pipistrellus hanaki creticus), an IUCN Vulnerable species
<ns3:p> Hanak’s bat ( <ns3:italic>Pipistrellus hanaki</ns3:italic> 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 the Cretan subspecies ( <ns3:italic>Pipistrellus hanaki creticus</ns3:italic> ) will provide a crucial resource for uncovering the species phylogenetic history and will help assess the degree of genetic isolation among the species 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. </ns3:p>
Authors
- Manos Stratakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6291-9245)
- M. Papadimitrakis
- Petros Lymberakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5067-9600)
- Eleftherios Bitzilekis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5434-0550)
- Danae Karakasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5397-8876)
- Nikolaos Poulakakis
- Panagiotis Georgakakis
- Genoscope Sequencing Team
- Rosa Fernández
- Corinne Cruaud
- Chiara Bortoluzzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6589-6635)
- Fergal Martin
- Patrick Wincker
- Sophie Mangenot
- Rita Monteiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1374-4474)
- Lola Demirdjian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9164-3311)
- Jean-Marc Aury
- Alice Moussy
- Caroline Belser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8108-9910)
- Swati Sinha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6718-0315)
- Karine Labadie
- Nuria Escudero
- Pedro H. Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3161-8367)
- Astrid Böhne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1284-3115)
- Leanne Haggerty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8843-3596)
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)
- FORTH Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (GR)
- 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)
- Bioinformatics Institute (RU)
- Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Research Europe
- Published
- 2026-04-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.20937.3
- Primary Topic
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- UK Research and Innovation
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche
- HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme