Plecotus

Plecotus is a genus of vesper bat, commonly called long-eared bats. They are found throughout Eurasia and northern Africa. 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

• Brown long-eared bat, Plecotus auritus
• Grey long-eared bat, Plecotus austriacus
• Ethiopian long-eared bat, Plecotus balensis
• Christie's long-eared bat, Plecotus christii
• Gaisler's long-eared bat, Plecotus gaisleri
• Himalayan long-eared bat, Plecotus homochrous
• Mediterranean long-eared bat, Plecotus kolombatovici
• Kozlov's long-eared bat, 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 long-eared bat, Plecotus strelkovi
• Taiwan long-eared bat, Plecotus taivanus
• Canary long-eared bat, Plecotus teneriffae
• Turkmen long-eared bat, Plecotus turkmenicus
• Ward's long-eared bat, Plecotus wardi