Ognev's long-eared bat

Ognev's long-eared bat (Plecotus ognevi) is a species of bat found in Asia.[1] By 2006, it was recognized as a separate species from the P. auritus species complex.[2]

Ognev's long-eared bat

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Plecotus
Species:
P. ognevi
Binomial name
Plecotus ognevi
Kishida, 1927

Range and habitat

Ognev's long-eared bat was recorded in the following countries : China, Kazakhstan, South-Korea, North Korea, Mongolia and Russia.[2]

This species was recorded in habitats such as the taiga and Southern Siberian mountain forests as well as temperate mixed and temperate deciduous forests.[2]

References

  1. Kruskop, S.V.; Fukui, D. (2019). "Plecotus ognevi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136598A21996784.
  2. Spitzenberger, Friederike; Strelkov, Petr P.; Winkler, Hans; Haring, Elisabeth (2006). "A preliminary revision of the genus Plecotus (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) based on genetic and morphological results". Zoologica Scripta. 35 (3): 187–230. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2006.00224.x.
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