Otonycteris leucophaea

(Severtzov, 1873)

Turkestani Long-eared Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Vespertilioninae
Tribe : Plecotini
Genus : Otonycteris

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Северцов Н. А. 1873. Вертикальное и горизонтальное распределение туркестанских животных // Изв. Имп. об-ва любит. естествозн., антропол. и этногр. Т.8. Вып.2. С.1–157.

Original name as described

Plecotus leucophaeus

Other common names

Eastern Desert Long-eared Bat · Turkestan Long-eared Bat

Type material

ZMMU S-1156

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-1156

Type locality

western Tajikistan near Djan-Bulak, between Tashkent and Hodjent (= western promontory of the Kuraminskiy Range).

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Kazakhstan · Turkmenistan · Iran · Uzbekistan · Kyrgyzstan · Tajikistan · Afghanistan · Pakistan · India

Taxonomy notes

split from O. hemprichii; often spelt 'leucophaeus', but the spelling has been changed to 'leucophaea' for gender agreement

Taxonomy notes citation

Benda, P., & Gvoždík, V. (2010). Taxonomy of the genus Otonycteris (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae: Plecotini) as inferred from morphological and mtDNA data. Acta Chiropterologica, 12(1), 83-102.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005661

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Plecotus leucophaeus

(Severtzov, 1873)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

leucophaea

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-1156

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-1156

Authority page

18

Authority publication

Mem. Sect. Zool. Amis. Sci. Nat. Moscou

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Otonycteris leucophaea

Benda & Gvoždík, 2010

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

leucophaea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

97

Authority publication

Acta Chiropterologica

Name usages

  1. Benda & Gvoždík (2010:97) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1931)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000353) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000353) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:871) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005661) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/85295233/85295274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Plecotus auritus brevimanus

(Severtzov, 1873)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

brevimana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

79

Authority publication

Mem. Sect. Zool. Amis. Sci. Nat. Moscou

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

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