{{Short description|Species of bat}} {{Speciesbox | image = | status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Srinivasulu, C. |author2=Srinivasulu, B. |date=2019 |title=''Plecotus homochrous'' |volume=2019 |article-number=e.T85537505A85537516 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T85537505A85537516.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref> | taxon = Plecotus homochrous | authority = Hodgson, 1847 }}
The '''Himalayan long-eared bat''' ('''''Plecotus homochrous'''''), also known as '''Hodgson's long-eared bat''', is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is ranges from the Indian subcontinent east to China and south to Vietnam.<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite mdd|title=''Plecotus homochrous'' B. H. Hodgson, 1847|id=1005667|access-date=2021-09-25}}</ref>
== Taxonomy == It was previously considered a subspecies of ''P. auritus''. It was raised to species level by Spitzenberger.<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" />
== Habitat and distribution == The species is found in India, Pakistan, and Nepal, from Murree in Pakistan through Nepal up until Darjeeling in India. It is also known from China and Vietnam.<ref name=":0" /> It inhabits the montane and steppe forests of the Himalayas, from {{convert|2000|to|3938|m|-1}} above sea level.<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" />
== Conservation == The species is assessed as data-deficient by the IUCN due to lack of information about it. It has a range of over {{cvt|20000|km2}}, but could inhabit only {{cvt|2000|km2}} of those.<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" />
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Category:Mammals described in 1847 Category:Bats of Asia Category:Plecotus