Plecotus kozlovi, Bobrinskii, 1926

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Kozlov’s Long-eared Bat

Plecotus kozlovi

French: Oreillard de Kozlov / German: Kozlov-Langohr / Spanish: Orejudo de Kozlov

Taxonomy. Plecotus auritus kozlovi Bobrinski, 1926 ,

Khyrma Barun Zasak, near Khyrma Dsun Zasak, E Qaidam, China.

This species is monotypic.

Distribution. S & C Mongolia and Qaidam Basin in NC China.

Descriptive notes. Tail 46-52 mm, ear 34-38- 5 mm, hindfoot 7- 5-9 mm, forearm 43-46 mm. Largest Plecotus , with forearm even longer than that of the similar-sized Turkmen Long-eared Bat ( P. turkmenicus ). Fur is dense, brownish to yellowish on dorsum (c. 10 mm long) and pale or whitish in ventral part (c. 6 mm long). As in many congeners, face is mostly naked, with forehead and cheeks covered with whitish fur. Wings almost transparent or weakly pigmented; uropatagium naked. Thumbs and claws long; toes long, slender and white. Scrotum huge and whitish, with long hair that has dark basal parts and white tips. Skull quite large, with remarkably big bullae; size similar to the Turkmen Long-eared Bat, but braincase is higher; zygomatic bone broad and strong. Dentition as in the Turkmen Long-eared Bat, with canines slender and almost as large; I* and P? aretiny.

Habitat. Recorded in desert and semi-desert areas.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The [UCN Red Last.

Bibliography. Beolens et al. (2009), Bobrinski (1926), Datzmann et al. (2012), Lebedev et al. (2016), Smith & Xie Yan (2008), Spitzenberger, Strelkov & Haring (2003), Spitzenberger, Strelkov, Winkler & Haring (2006).

Figures

225. Gray Long-eared Bat (Plecotus austriacus), 226. Canary Long-eared Bat (Plecotus teneriffae), 227. Gaisler’s Long-eared Bat (Plecotus gaisleri), 228. Christie’s Long-eared Bat (Plecotus christii), 229. Mediterranean Long-eared Bat (Plecotus kolombatovici), 230. Ethiopian Long-eared Bat (Plecotus balensis), 231. Turkmen Long-eared Bat (Plecotus turkmenicus), 232. Strelkov’s Long-eared (Bat Plecotusstrelkovi), 233. Ognev’s Long-eared Bat (Plecotus ognevi), 234. Kozlov’s Long-eared Bat (Plecotus kozlovi), 235. Sichuan Long-eared Bat (Plecotus ariel), 236. Himalayan Long-eared Bat (Plecotus homochrous), 237. Taiwan Long-eared Bat (Plecotus taivanus), 238. Japanese Long-eared Bat (Plecotus sacrimontis), 239. Ward’s Long-eared Bat (Plecotus wardi), 240. Alpine Long-eared Bat (Plecotus macrobullaris), 241. Sardinian Long-eared Bat (Plecotus sardus), 242. Brown Long-eared Bat (Plecotus auritus), 243. Desert Long-eared Bat (Otonycteris hemprichii), 244. Turkestani Long-eared Bat (Otonycteris leucophaea), 245. Rafinesque’s Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii), 246. Townsend's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii), 247. Mexican Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus mexicanus), 248. Allen’s Big-eared Bat (Idionycteris phyllotis)

Distribution. S & C Mongolia and Qaidam Basin in NC China .