''Otonycteris'' is a genus of vesper bats. Members of this genus are found in Northern Africa and Central Asia. Until recently, it was thought to be monotypic, but in 2010, the

Turkestani long-eared bat The Turkestani long-eared bat (''Otonycteris leucophaea'') is a species of bat found in Asia. Though it was initially described in 1873 as a species, for many years it was considered synonymous with the desert long-eared bat, ''Otonycteris hempri ...

was distinguished from the

desert long-eared bat The desert long-eared bat (''Otonycteris hemprichii'') is a species of vesper bat found in North Africa and the Middle East. Taxonomy The taxonomic classification of ''Otonycteris'' is unclear, however their chromosomes suggest that this genus i ...

; previously, all populations were recognized as the desert long-eared bat. Currently, it consists of two species: *

Desert long-eared bat The desert long-eared bat (''Otonycteris hemprichii'') is a species of vesper bat found in North Africa and the Middle East. Taxonomy The taxonomic classification of ''Otonycteris'' is unclear, however their chromosomes suggest that this genus i ...

(''Otonycteris hemprichii'') **Subspecies ***''Otonycteris hemprichii hemprichii'': found in North Africa, the Levant, and the Middle East ***''Otonycteris hemprichii cinerea'': found in the mountains of Iran and Oman ***''Otonycteris hemprichii jin'': found in low-elevation deserts of the eastern

Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate ...

and southeast Iran *

(''Otonycteris leucophaea'')

References

Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters Bat genera {{Vespertilionidae-stub