Plecotus | |
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Brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) | |
Scientific classification![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Vespertilionidae |
Tribe: | Plecotini |
Genus: | Plecotus E. Geoffroy, 1818 |
Type species | |
Vespertilio auritus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Species | |
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Plecotus is agenus ofvesper bat, commonly calledlong-eared bats. They are found throughoutEurasia andnorthern Africa. Manyspecies in thegenus have only been described and recognized in recent years.[1]
GenusPlecotus – long-eared bats
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