Plecotus auritus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Brown Long-eared Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Vespertilioninae
Tribe : Plecotini
Genus : Plecotus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033824

Original name as described

Vespertilio auritus

Other common names

Brown Big-eared Bat · Common Long-eared Bat

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

"Europa."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Ireland · United Kingdom · Portugal · Spain · France · Belgium · Netherlands · Luxembourg · Germany · Denmark · Norway · Sweden · Finland · Switzerland · Liechtenstein · Italy · Austria · Czech Republic · Poland · Hungary · Slovakia · Slovenia · Croatia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Serbia · Kosovo · Montenegro · Albania · North Macedonia · Greece · Bulgaria · Romania · Moldova · Ukraine · Belarus · Lithuania · Latvia · Estonia · Russia · Kazakhstan? · Georgia · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Turkey · Iran

Taxonomy notes

previously included P. homochrous, P. ognevi, and P. sacrimontis; includes begognae, which is sometimes recognized as a distinct species

Taxonomy notes citation

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. Zoologica Scripta, 35(3), 187-230.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005662

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Vespertilio auritus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

auritus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

32

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033824

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:141, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872938) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Cuvier (1797:104, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  3. Daudin (1802:188, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  4. Fischer (1814:xix, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  5. Illiger (1815:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  6. Desmarest (1821:144, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523908) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  7. Billberg (1827:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67228)
  8. Temminck (1840:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  9. Smith (1842:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  10. Crespon (1844:27, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52795627) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38970)
  11. Schinz (1844:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)
  12. Gervais (1849:214, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57438731) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60636)

Plecotus communis

Lesson, 1827

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

communis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

95

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207563

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:95, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Plecotus velatus

I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

velatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum · preoccupied

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

5 (footnote)

Authority publication

Magasin de zoologie

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Plecotus auritus begognae

de Paz, 1994

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

begognae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNCN 1604

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

429

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Plecotus Peronii

I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

peronii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1984-434, MNHN-ZM-MO-1984-77

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

2, 10

Authority publication

Magasin de zoologie

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Plecotus auritus var. montanus

C. Koch, 1863

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:4241

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

406

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61512845

Authority publication

Jahrbücher des Vereins für Naturkunde im Herzogthum Nassau

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Plecotus brevimanus

Jenyns, 1829

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

brevimanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

55

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/762868

Authority publication

Transactions of the Linnean Society of London

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Plecotus cornutus

Lesson, 1827

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

cornutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

96

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207564

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:96, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207564) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Plecotus auritus

Lesson, 1842

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

auritus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

23

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Blyth (1853:409, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40267895) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67348)
  3. Fitzinger (1855:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)
  4. Loche (1858:16, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41949436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60564)
  5. Blyth (1863:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534705) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  6. Bianchi (1922:211, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8482826) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67313)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1980:74) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  8. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  9. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  10. Spitzenberger, Strelkov, Winkler & Haring (2006:203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1919)
  11. Mayer, Dietz & Kiefer (2007:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1655)
  12. Smith & Xie (2008:366) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17596) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17596) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  15. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005662) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  17. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/85535522/211015413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Plecotus auritus auritus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

auritus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Plecotus begognae

F. Mayer, Dietz, & Kiefer, 2007

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

begognae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

2

Authority publication

Frontiers in Zoology

Name usages

  1. Mayer, Dietz & Kiefer (2007:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1655)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000705) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000705) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Vespertilio (auribus)

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1780)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

auribus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

411

Authority publication

Leipzig

Macrotus Europæus

(Leach, 1816)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

europaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

5

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio otus

(Boie, 1825)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

otus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1206

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27509444

Authority publication

Isis von Oken

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio cornutus

(Faber, 1826)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

cornutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

515

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27510931

Authority publication

Isis von Oken

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1840:182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Plecotus vulgaris

Desmarest, 1829

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

18

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Plecotus Bonapartii

J. E. Gray, 1838

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

bonapartii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

495

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026398

Authority publication

Magazine of Zoology and Botany

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Plecotus megalotos

H. R. Schinz, 1840

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

megalotos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

19

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41502834

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Plecotus auritus var. typus

C. Koch, 1863

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

typus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

406

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61512845

Authority publication

Jahrbücher des Vereins für Naturkunde im Herzogthum Nassau

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

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