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The Status of Nepal's Mammals: The National Red List Series - IUCN

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References<br />

Suwal and Verheugt 1995, Molur et al. 2002, Baral and Shah 2008, Hutson et al. 2008d.<br />

204) Plecotus austriacus (Fischer, 1829)<br />

Common Names<br />

Grey Long-eared Bat (English); Phusro Lamkane<br />

Chamero (Nepali)<br />

Synonyms<br />

Vespertilio auritus austriacus (Fischer, 1829); Plecotus<br />

wardi (Thomas, 1911)<br />

Species Description<br />

A small dark buff or cream bat with grossly<br />

exaggerated ears, characteristic <strong>of</strong> this family. It is<br />

larger than P. auritus and the pelage varies from<br />

being very pale to darker buff. Ears are pale brown,<br />

translucent and ridged with twenty lines on each.<br />

Species Ecology<br />

<strong>The</strong> Grey Long-eared Bat occurs in montane, moist,<br />

mixed, conferous and deciduous forests and is<br />

insectivorous.<br />

Conservation <strong>Status</strong><br />

Global: Least Concern<br />

<strong>National</strong>: Data Deficient<br />

Rationale for assessment: This species is listed as<br />

Data Deficient due to confusion over taxonomy and<br />

lack <strong>of</strong> population information.<br />

Legal <strong>Status</strong><br />

<strong>National</strong> Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2029<br />

(1973).<br />

<strong>National</strong> Distribution<br />

This species is recorded in Ringmo in Solukhumbu.<br />

References<br />

Bates and Harrison 1997, Molur et al. 2002.<br />

Distribution outside Nepal<br />

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and<br />

Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic,<br />

France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Italy,<br />

Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta,<br />

Mauritania, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro,<br />

Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino,<br />

Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,<br />

Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom.

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