Himalayan long-eared bat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Vespertilionidae |
Genus: | Plecotus |
Species: | P. homochrous
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Binomial name | |
Plecotus homochrous Hodgson, 1847
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The Himalayan long-eared bat (Plecotus homochrous), also known as Hodgson's long-eared bat, is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is ranges from the Indian subcontinent east to China and south to Vietnam. [1] [2]
It was previously considered a subspecies of P. auritus. It was raised to species level by Spitzenberger. [1]
The species is found in India, Pakistan, and Nepal, from Murree in Pakistan through Nepal up until Darjeeling in India. It is also known from China and Vietnam. [2] It inhabits the montane and steppe forests of the Himalayas, from 2,000 to 3,938 meters above sea level. [1]
The species is assessed as data-deficient by the IUCN due to lack of information about it. It has a range of over 20,000 km2, but could inhabit only 2,000 km2 of those. [1]