Wildlifeof China
Ognev's Long-eared Bat
Bats
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Plecotus ognevi
Basic stats
Range
Kazakhstan, southern Siberia, Mongolia, northern China and the Korean Peninsula
Size
4–4.5cm head-body length; ears 3.9–4.1cm
Ognev’s long-eared bat occurs from Kazakhstan and southern Siberia through Mongolia and northern China to the Korean Peninsula. Its head-body length is about 4–4.5cm, while the exceptionally long ears measure approximately 3.9–4.1cm. The fur may be brown, grey or reddish above, with a yellowish brown-grey underside. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the brown long-eared bat. (Chinese Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- Where is the Ognev's Long-eared Bat found?
- Kazakhstan, southern Siberia, Mongolia, northern China and the Korean Peninsula
- How big is the Ognev's Long-eared Bat?
- 4–4.5cm head-body length; ears 3.9–4.1cm