Plecotus

The genus Plecotus consists of the long-eared bats. Many species in the genus have only been described and recognized in recent years.[1]

Plecotus
Brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Vespertilionidae
Tribe:	Plecotini
Genus:	Plecotus E. Geoffroy, 1818
Type species
Vespertilio auritus Linnaeus, 1758
Species
See text

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
• Christie's big-eared bat, Plecotus christii
• Gaisler's long eared bat Plecotus gaisleri
• Plecotus homochrous
• Kolombatovic's long-eared bat, Plecotus kolombatovici [2]
• 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 big-eared bat, Plecotus strelkovi
• Taiwan big-eared bat, Plecotus taivanus
• Canary big-eared bat, Plecotus teneriffae
• Plecotus turkmenicus
• Plecotus wardi

References

1. Spitzenberger, F.; Strelkov, P. P.; Winkler, H. & Haring, E. (2006). "A preliminary revision of the genus Plecotus (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) based on genetic and morphological results" (PDF). Zoologica Scripta. 35 (3): 187–230. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2006.00224.x.
2. Hutson, A.M.; Aulagnier, S.; Juste, J.; Karataş, A.; Palmeirim, J.; Paunović, M. (2008). "Plecotus kolombatovici". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T136473A4296825. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136473A4296825.en. Retrieved 10 January 2020.

• Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Genus Plecotus". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). 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.
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