Journals / Türk Biyoloji Dergisi / 2016 / Cilt: 29 Sayı: 1
A new locality record for the Desert long-eared bat, Otonycteris leucophaea (Severcov, 1873) in Iran
- Journal
- Türk Biyoloji Dergisi
- Pages
- 35–37
- DOI
- —
Abstract
Bat fauna of Iran has been well-studied and documented. Up to now, 50 species of bats belonging to 16 genus have been reported from Iran. Here we report collection of two desert long-eared bat, Otonycteris leucophaea specimens from the Parvand Protected Area in the north-east of Iran as a new locality for this rare bat species, showing its range extension toward the central part of Iran.