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Long-eared Bats
Plecotus
The genus Plecotus consists of the long-eared bats. Many species in the genus have only been described and recognized in recent years.
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 18 known species

Brown Long-eared Bat
speciesPlecotus auritus

Grey Long-eared Bat
speciesPlecotus austriacus

Ognev's Long-eared Bat
speciesPlecotus ognevi

Mountain Long-eared Bat
speciesPlecotus macrobullaris

Gaisler's long-eared bat
speciesPlecotus gaisleri

Strelkov's Long-eared Bat
speciesPlecotus strelkovi

Kolombatovic's long-eared bat
speciesPlecotus kolombatovici

Japanese Long-eared Bat
speciesPlecotus sacrimontis

Taiwan big-eared bat
speciesPlecotus taivanus

Ward's Long-eared Bat
speciesPlecotus wardi

Christie's big-eared bat
speciesPlecotus christii

Kozlov's Long-eared Bat
speciesPlecotus kozlovi

Hodgson’s Long-eared Bat
speciesPlecotus homochrous

Canary Big-eared Bat
speciesPlecotus teneriffae
Ethiopian Big-eared Bat
speciesPlecotus balensis

Sardinian Long-eared Bat
speciesPlecotus sardus
Gobi Long-eared Bat
speciesPlecotus gobiensis
Turkmenistan Long-eared Bat
speciesPlecotus turkmenicus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 40414.