Ognev's long-eared bat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Vespertilionidae |
Genus: | Plecotus |
Species: | P. ognevi |
Binomial name | |
Plecotus ognevi Kishida, 1927 | |
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 was recorded in the following countries : China, Kazakhstan, South-Korea, North Korea, Mongolia and Russia. [2] It was recorded in habitats such as the taiga and Southern Siberian mountain forests as well as temperate mixed and temperate deciduous forests. [2]
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