Plecotus austriacus

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Gray 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

Fischer, J.B. 1829. [Main body of work]. Pp. 1–527 in Fischer, J.B. 1829-1830. Synopsis Mammalium. J.G. Cotta, Stuttgart, 752 pp.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=X31EAQAAMAAJ

Original name as described

Vespertilio auritus Austriacus

Other common names

Gray Big-eared Bat

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

Vienna, Austria.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Madeira · United Kingdom · Sweden · Portugal · Spain · France · Belgium · Luxembourg · Netherlands · Germany · Switzerland · Liechtenstein · Italy · Malta · Austria · Czech Republic · Poland · Hungary · Slovakia · Slovenia · Croatia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Albania · Montenegro · North Macedonia · Greece · Turkey · Bulgaria · Romania · Moldova · Ukraine

Taxonomy notes

previously included P. macrobullaris, P. kozlovi, P. turkmenicus, P. wardi (including ariel), and P. christiei

Taxonomy notes citation

Spitzenberger, F., Strelkov, P., & Haring, E. (2003). Morphology and mitochondrial DNA sequences show that Plecotus alpinus Kiefer & Veith, 2002 and Plecotus microdontus Spitzenberger, 2002 are synonyms of Plecotus macrobullaris Kuzjakin, 1965. Natura croatica, 12(2), 39. · Benda, P., Kiefer, A., Hanák, V., & Veith, M. (2004). Systematic status of African populations of long-eared bats, genus Plecotus (Mammalia: Chiroptera). Institute of Vertebrate Biology, 58(1), 1-47. · 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. · Fukui, D., Tan Tu, V., Thanh, H. T., Arai, S., Harada, M., Csorba, G., & Son, N. T. (2020). First record of the genus Plecotus from Southeast Asia with notes on the taxonomy, karyology and echolocation call of P. homochrous from Vietnam. Acta Chiropterologica, 22(1), 57-74.

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005663

Country distribution map

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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.

Plecotus auritus meridionalis

V. E. Martino & E. V. Martino, 1940

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

meridionalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1937.4.24.40

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/28b5818e-0d39-46ee-bbc3-4eae3e372a93

Authority page

494

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Plecotus Kirschbaumii

C. Koch, 1860

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

kirschbaumii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:4240

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

40

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54588085

Authority publication

Bericht der Oberhessischen Gesellschaft für Natur- und Heilkunde

Name usages

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

Plecotus auritus var. brevipes

C. Koch, 1863

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

brevipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

SMF:MAMM:4240

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

407

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61512846

Authority publication

Jahrbücher des Vereins für Naturkunde im Herzogthum Nassau

Name usages

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

Vespertilio auritus Austriacus

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

austriacus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

117

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Plecotus auritus hispanicus

Bauer, 1957

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

hispanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZFMK:Mamm:1946.292

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

312

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44734249

Authority publication

Bonner zoologische Beiträge

Name usages

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

Plecotus austriacus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

austriacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

74

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:74) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Spitzenberger, Strelkov, Winkler & Haring (2006:217) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1919)
  5. Mayer, Dietz & Kiefer (2007:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1655)
  6. Smith & Xie (2008:366) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17597) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17597) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:865) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005663) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/85533333/211018209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Plecotus austriacus austriacus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

austriacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

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