| Kozlov's long-eared bat | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Plecotus |
| Species: | P. kozlovi |
| Binomial name | |
| Plecotus kozlovi Bobrinski, 1926 | |
Kozlov's long-eared bat (Plecotus kozlovi) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in southern Mongolia and adjacent parts of China.
Taxonomy
It was described by Nikolay Alekseyevich Bobrinski in 1926, but was later synonymized with the grey long-eared bat (P. austriacus). However, a 2006 genetic and morphological study found it to be a distinct species and revived it as such. The results of this study have been followed by the American Society of Mammalogists, the IUCN Red List, and the ITIS. Further genetic studies have affirmed it as a distinct species.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in western and southern Mongolia and adjacent parts of China (Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, and the Qaidam Basin in Qinghai). It is strongly associated with semidesert habitat, primarily steppe-desert. It likely roosts in cliff and rock crevices.
Status
It is not thought to face any major threats at present, so it is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. However, it may be potentially threatened by commercial mining and agricultural land development.
References
- ^ Fukui, D.; Kruskop, S.V. (2021). "Plecotus kozlovi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T85535146A85535252. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T85535146A85535252.en. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- 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. ISSN 1463-6409. S2CID 86065200.
- "ITIS – Report: Plecotus kozlovi". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- Kruskop, Sergei V.; Artyushin, Iliya V.; Yuzefovich, Alexandr P.; Undrakhbayar, Enkhbat; Speranskya, Anna S.; Lisenkova, Alexandra A.; Bannikova, Anna A.; Lebedev, Vladimir S. (2020). "Genetic Diversity of Mongolian Long-Eared Bats (Plecotus; Vespertilionidae; Chiroptera)". Acta Chiropterologica. 22 (2): 243–255. doi:10.3161/15081109ACC2020.22.2.002. ISSN 1508-1109. S2CID 232115362.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Plecotus kozlovi | |