Plecotus kozlovi Bobrinskii 1926

234. 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).Published as part of Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2019, Vespertilionidae, pp. 716-981 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on pages 867-868, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.639775