Otonycteris

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.

Otonycteris
Desert long-eared bat (Otonycteris hemprichii)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Vespertilionidae
Tribe:	Plecotini
Genus:	Otonycteris Peters, 1859
Type species
Otonycteris hemprichii Peters, 1859
Species
Otonycteris hemprichii Otonycteris leucophaea

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
• Turkestani long-eared bat (Otonycteris leucophaea)