Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status Author Jo, Yeong-Seok Author Baccus, John T. Author Koprowski, John L. text Zootaxa 2018 2018-11-19 4522 1 1 216 journal article 27944 10.11646/zootaxa.4522.1.1 58e0c7c5-75ec-4b1b-beb0-d01527f710f9 1175-5326 2610198 C24EFA8A-A5A0-4B06-A0A9-632F542B9529 Plecotus cf. ognevi Kishida, 1927 —Ognev’s Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus ognevi Kishida, 1927a p.418 ; Type locality- Sakhalin , Russia ; Won, 1958 p.458 ; Won, 1967 p.346 ; Won, 1968 p.103 ; Yoon, 1992 p.411 . P. auritus : Won, 1968 p.102 ; Han, 1994 p.45 ; Won & Smith, 1999 p.14 ; Son, 2001 p.121 ; Yoon, 2004 p.66 ; Yoon, 2010 p.81 . P. auritus uenoi Imaizumi and Yoshiyuki, 1969 p.262 ; Type locality- Gangwon Province , Korea ; Corbet, 1978 p.61 ; Yoon, 1992 p.42 ; Yoon, 2010 p.82 . Range: These rare bats occur in southern Korea below 37° N and mostly inhabit limestone strata in Gangwon Province (NIBR 2015; Fig. 21 ). One record exists from Ulleung Island ( 130 km from east coast of the Korean Peninsula) in the East Sea ( Won 1967 ). Remarks: This species was regarded as a subspecies of P. auritus ( Simmons 2005 ) . Asian populations were also identified as separate species, P. ognevi in continental Asia and P. sacrimontis in Japan ( Spitzenberger et al. 2006 ; Stubbe et al . 2008 ). Mitochondrial DNA analyses confirmed a deep phylogeographic split between P. auritus and P. ognevi ( Datzmann et al. 2012 ; Kruskop et al. 2012 ). In Korea , two Subspecies P. a. ognevi in the north and P. a. uenoi in the south were reported, but the geographical separation between the two species remains uncertain ( Won & Smith 1999 ). Won (1967) stated that populations from Korea were closer to P. ognevi than P. sacrimontis . Thus, we assigned the name Plecotus cf. ognevi to the long-eared bat present in Korea . Further investigations are needed to assess the status of this bat in Korea . Conservation status: Although IUCN regarded this species ( P. ognevi ) as ‘Least Concern’, the South Korean Government considered the species ( P. auritus ) ‘Vulnerable’ (NIBR 2012). The Ministry of Environment designated Plecotus auritus in South Korea an endangered species in 2005. Loss of broad-leaved forest, mainly mature trees, is the main threat. The species is affected locally by remedial timber treatment and loss of roost sites.