| Sardinian long-eared bat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Plecotus |
| Species: | P. sardus
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| Binomial name | |
| Plecotus sardus Mucedda, Kiefer, Pidincedda and Vieth 2002
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The Sardinian long-eared bat (Plecotus sardus) is a critically-endangered species of bat endemic to Sardinia, Italy.
This species was discovered in 2002 in the caves of central Sardinia, the type locality being a cave in Lanaitto's Valley in the Oliena District.[2] It appears to be closely related to Plecotus auritus and Plecotus macrobullaris.[2] It was identified as a new species by a study clearly showing divergence from other Plecotus species in its mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene.[3]
- ^ Russo, D.; Cistrone, L. (2023). "Plecotus sardus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T136503A211020578. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T136503A211020578.en. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ a b Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 483. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Mucceda, M.; Kiefer, A.; Pidincedda, E.; Veith, M. (2002). "A new species of long-eared bat (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Sardinia (Italy)" (PDF). Acta Chiropterologica. 4 (2): 121–135. doi:10.3161/001.004.0202.