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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).