Plecotus
| Plecotus | |
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| Brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Tribe: | Plecotini |
| Genus: |
Plecotus E. Geoffroy, 1818 |
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Vespertilio auritus
Linnaeus, 1758
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| Species | |
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Plecotus is a genus of vesper bat, commonly called long-eared bats. They are found throughout Eurasia and northern Africa. Many species in the genus have only been described and recognized in recent years.
Species
Genus Plecotus – long-eared bats
- Brown long-eared bat, Plecotus auritus
- Grey long-eared bat, Plecotus austriacus
- Ethiopian long-eared bat, Plecotus balensis
- Christie's long-eared bat, Plecotus christii
- Gaisler's long-eared bat, Plecotus gaisleri
- Himalayan long-eared bat, Plecotus homochrous
- Mediterranean long-eared bat, Plecotus kolombatovici
- Kozlov's long-eared bat, Plecotus kozlovi
- Alpine long-eared bat, Plecotus macrobullaris
- Ognev's long-eared bat Plecotus ognevi
- Japanese long-eared bat, Plecotus sacrimontis
- Sardinian long-eared bat, Plecotus sardus
- Strelkov's long-eared bat, Plecotus strelkovi
- Taiwan long-eared bat, Plecotus taivanus
- Canary long-eared bat, Plecotus teneriffae
- Turkmen long-eared bat, Plecotus turkmenicus
- Ward's long-eared bat, Plecotus wardi