Otonycteris

Otonycteris
	Desert long-eared bat (Otonycteris hemprichii)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Vespertilionidae
Tribe:	Plecotini
Genus:	Otonycteris ; Peters, 1859
Type species
	Otonycteris hemprichii ; Peters, 1859
Species
	Otonycteris hemprichii ; Otonycteris leucophaea

Last updated November 28, 2025

Otonycteris is a genus of vesper bats. Members of this genus are found in Northern Africa and Central Asia. Until recently, it was thought to be monotypic, but in 2010, the Turkestani long-eared bat was distinguished from the desert long-eared bat; previously, all populations were recognized as the desert long-eared bat.

Currently, it consists of two species:^[1]

Desert long-eared bat (Otonycteris hemprichii)
- Subspecies
  - Otonycteris hemprichii hemprichii: found in North Africa, the Levant, and the Middle East
  - Otonycteris hemprichii cinerea: found in the mountains of Iran and Oman
  - Otonycteris hemprichii jin: found in low-elevation deserts of the eastern Arabian Peninsula and southeast Iran
Turkestani long-eared bat (Otonycteris leucophaea)

References

↑ Benda, P.; Gvoždík, V. (2010). "Taxonomy of the genus Otonycteris (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae: Plecotini) as inferred from morphological and mtDNA data" (PDF). Acta Chiropterologica. 12 (1): 83–102. doi:10.3161/150811010x504617. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017.

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[Benda_2010-1] Benda, P.; Gvoždík, V. (2010). "Taxonomy of the genus Otonycteris (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae: Plecotini) as inferred from morphological and mtDNA data" (PDF). Acta Chiropterologica. 12 (1): 83–102. doi:10.3161/150811010x504617. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017.

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