Plecotus

• Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus

  

  The brown long-eared bat is noted for its extremely long ears. The British account describes it hunting moths, beetles, and other large insects in woodland, and using trees and buildings as summer roosts.

• Grey Long-eared Bat Plecotus austriacus

  

  The grey long-eared bat has very long ears and catches moths and other prey in flight over open grassland.

• Gaisler's Big-eared Bat Plecotus gaisleri

  

  This large-eared bat is reported from North Africa. Molecular analysis confirmed it on Pantelleria, Italy, and records also confirm it on Malta and Gozo.

• Balkan Long-eared Bat Plecotus kolombatovici

  

  The Balkan long-eared bat has fur on its face and chin. It lives in rocky areas along the Mediterranean and catches moths while flying through confined spaces.

• Alpine Long-eared Bat Plecotus macrobullaris

  

  This long-eared bat occurs in mountains of the southwestern and central Palearctic. Most individuals have an inverted triangular pad below the lower lip and the species mainly eats moths. Reports of foraging habitat differ by region.

• Ognev's Long-eared Bat Plecotus ognevi

  

  A long-eared bat recorded widely across northern Asia. Its back is brown and its underside off-white, while much of its daily ecology remains poorly documented.

• Sardinian Long-eared Bat Plecotus sardus

  This long-eared bat occurs in forests on Sardinia. Its 2002 original description highlights brown dorsal fur and a notably long, broad tragus.

• Strelkov's Long-eared Bat Plecotus strelkovi

  Plecotus strelkovi is a long-eared bat of the dry mountain ranges of Central Asia. The revision describes a gray coat without a warm brown cast and yellowish-white underparts.

• Canary Long-eared Bat Plecotus teneriffae

  A long-eared bat of Tenerife and other Canary Islands. It uses woodland and feeds on moths and longhorn beetles.

• Bale Long-eared Bat Plecotus balensis

  This long-eared bat occurs in humid montane evergreen forest in Ethiopia. Its account describes dark chestnut fur and a short muzzle.

• Christie's Long-eared Bat Plecotus christii

  Christie's long-eared bat has pale gray-brown fur, a whitish underside, and long ears. In AlUla, records come from dry areas as well as riparian and oasis sites.

• Himalayan Long-eared Bat Plecotus homochrous

  This bat occurs in the southern Himalayas. Its back is brown and its underside is slightly paler; it is recorded in mixed oak-conifer and subtropical forests.

• Grey Long-eared Bat Plecotus austriacus

  The grey long-eared bat has very long ears and catches moths and other prey in flight over open grassland.

• Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus

  The brown long-eared bat is noted for its extremely long ears. The British account describes it hunting moths, beetles, and other large insects in woodland, and using trees and buildings as summer roosts.

• Alpine Long-eared Bat Plecotus macrobullaris

  This long-eared bat occurs in mountains of the southwestern and central Palearctic. Most individuals have an inverted triangular pad below the lower lip and the species mainly eats moths. Reports of foraging habitat differ by region.

• Balkan Long-eared Bat Plecotus kolombatovici

  The Balkan long-eared bat has fur on its face and chin. It lives in rocky areas along the Mediterranean and catches moths while flying through confined spaces.

• Gaisler's Big-eared Bat Plecotus gaisleri

  This large-eared bat is reported from North Africa. Molecular analysis confirmed it on Pantelleria, Italy, and records also confirm it on Malta and Gozo.

• Canary Long-eared Bat Plecotus teneriffae

  A long-eared bat of Tenerife and other Canary Islands. It uses woodland and feeds on moths and longhorn beetles.

• Sardinian Long-eared Bat Plecotus sardus

  This long-eared bat occurs in forests on Sardinia. Its 2002 original description highlights brown dorsal fur and a notably long, broad tragus.

• Ognev's Long-eared Bat Plecotus ognevi

  A long-eared bat recorded widely across northern Asia. Its back is brown and its underside off-white, while much of its daily ecology remains poorly documented.

• Strelkov's Long-eared Bat Plecotus strelkovi

  Plecotus strelkovi is a long-eared bat of the dry mountain ranges of Central Asia. The revision describes a gray coat without a warm brown cast and yellowish-white underparts.