[2] The species was described by Dulić in 1980, following the identification of small bats from the Plecotus genus in Croatia.

were analysed in North Africa, the Canary Islands, and Asia over a period of years, and it was proposed that all the specimens were subspecies of the same species, Plecotus teneriffae.

[4] As several species of Plecotus can be leaving in sympatry in a same region, a clear identification of specimen can be very difficult.

So far, P. kolombatovici has been recorded in Albania,[5] Croatia[6] and Greece,[7] as well as Italy and parts of the Middle East.

[2] This species is often found in the islands of the Adriatic sea,[8] but also inland with a recorded presence in most of Greece.