Plecotus

Plecotus
Plecotus auritus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Vespertilionidae
Genus:	Plecotus E. Geoffroy, 1818
Species
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The genus Plecotus consists of the long-eared bats. Many species in the genus have only been described and recognized in recent years.

Species

Genus Plecotus - long-eared bats

• Plecotus ariel
• Brown long-eared bat, Plecotus auritus
• Grey long-eared bat, Plecotus austriacus
• Ethiopian big-eared bat, Plecotus balensis
• Plecotus begognae
• Christi's big-eared bat, Plecotus christii
• Plecotus gaisleri
• Plecotus homochrous
• Mediterranean long-eared bat, Plecotus kolombatovici ^[1]
• Plecotus kozlovi
• Alpine long-eared bat, Plecotus macrobullaris
• Plecotus ognevi
• Japanese long-eared bat, Plecotus sacrimontis
• Sardinian long-eared bat, Plecotus sardus
• Strelkov's big-eared bat, Plecotus strelkovi
• Taiwan big-eared bat, Plecotus taivanus
• Canary big-eared bat, Plecotus teneriffae
• Plecotus turkmenicus
• Plecotus wardi

References

• Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Genus Plecotus". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 482–483. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. 
• www.funet.fi

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