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Turkmen long-eared bat recorded in Uzbekistan for the first time

In the South Ustyurt National Natural Park, near the border with Turkmenistan, a rare bat species — the Turkmen long-eared bat (Plecotus turkmenicus) — was recorded in Uzbekistan for the first time in September. Previously, the species was known only from data collected before 1970 and museum specimens. According to the Berlin Museum of Natural History, it may be threatened with extinction due to the drying of Central Asian deserts.

Madina Usmonova
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Uzbekistan records rare bat species — the Turkmen long-eared bat — for the first time

Scientists at the Institute of Zoology of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, together with foreign colleagues, have for the first time discovered the Turkmen long-eared bat (Plecotus turkmenicus) in the country. The rare species was found in the South Ustyurt National Natural Park during an expedition under the IUCN project 'One Health in Nature Conservation', funded by Germany's International Climate Initiative. Previously, the species was known mainly from data collected before 1970 and museum specimens.

Madina Usmonova
1 min read