Plecotus auritus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vespertilionoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea

Familia: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Vespertilioninae
Tribus: Plecotini
Genus: Plecotus
Species: Plecotus auritus
Subspecies: P. a. auritus – P. a. begognae – P. a. homochrous – P. a. uenoi

Name

Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type material: Unknown.
Type locality: “Europa”, restricted to “Sweden” by Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1966).

Combinations

Vespertilio auritus Linnaeus, 1758: 32 [original combination]

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Caroline Moussy 2011: Selection of Old Stone Buildings as Summer Day Roost by the Brown Long-Eared Bat Plecotus auritus. Acta Chiropterologica, 13 (1): 101–111. DOI: 10.3161/150811011X578651
Entwistle, A.C., P.A. Racey & J.R. Speakman. 1996. Habitat exploitation by a gleaning bat, Plecotus auritus, Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences, 351: 921–931.
Entwistle, A.C., P.A. Racey & J.R. Speakman. 1997. Roost Selection by the Brown Long-Eared Bat Plecotus auritus, The Journal of Applied Ecology, 34: 399–408.

Links

Conservation status: IUCN: Plecotus auritus (Least Concern)

Distribution

Norway, Ireland, and Spain to Sakhalin Island (Russia), Korea, Japan, North China, Nepal, India

Vernacular names

беларуская: Вушан звычайны
български: Кафяв дългоух прилеп
brezhoneg: Skouarnegell rous
català: Ratpenat orellut septentrional
čeština: Netopýr ušatý
dansk: Langøret flagermus
Deutsch: Braunes Langohr
English: Brown long-eared bat, Common long-eared bat
español: Murciélago orejudo dorado, Murciélago orejudo septentrional
euskara: Iparraldeko belarrihandi arre
suomi: Korvayökkö
français: Oreillard commun
magyar: Barna hosszúfülű-denevér
italiano: Orecchione comune
日本語: ウサギコウモリ
한국어: 토끼박쥐
lietuvių: Rudasis ausylis
Nederlands: Bruine grootoorvleermuis
norsk nynorsk: Brunlangøyre
norsk: Brunlangøre, Langøreflaggermus
polski: Gacek brunatny
português: Morcego-orelhudo-castanho
română: Liliac urecheat
русский: Бурый ушан
slovenčina: Netopier svetlý
svenska: Långörad fladdermus
українська: Вухань бурий
粵語: 普通長耳蝠
中文: 普通长耳蝠

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