Order Chiroptera - Family Vespertilionidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 451 529 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Plecotus kolombatovici Dulic 1980 Plecotus kolombatovici Dulic 1980 , Proc. 5th Internat. Bat Res. Conf., (D. E. Wilson and A. L. Gardner, eds.), Texas Tech Press.: 159 . Type Locality: Croatia , Dalmatia, Korcula Isl., 2.5 km NW Zrnovo, 276 m . Vernacular Names: Kolombatovic's Long-eared Bat . Distribution: Croatia and nearby islands in the Adriatic Sea. Conservation: IUCN 2003 – Not evaluated; not considered in IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001). Discussion: Originally described as a subspecies of austriacus , but clearly distinct; see Mayer and von Helversen (2001 a ) , Kiefer and Veith (2001) , Spitzenberger et al. (2001), Kiefer et al. (2002) , and Mucedda et al. (2002) .