Biology:Otonycteris
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Short description: Genus of bats
| Otonycteris | |
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| Desert long-eared bat (Otonycteris hemprichii) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Tribe: | Plecotini |
| Genus: | Otonycteris Peters, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Otonycteris hemprichii Peters, 1859
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Otonycteris hemprichii | |
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
- Subspecies
- 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". Acta Chiropterologica 12 (1): 83–102. doi:10.3161/150811010x504617. http://www.vaclavgvozdik.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2010-Benda_Gvozdik-Otonycteris_taxonomy.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q18696696 entry
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