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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 Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ... have only been described and recognized in recent years. 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-ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Long-eared Bat
The Alpine long-eared bat or mountain long-eared bat (''Plecotus macrobullaris'') is a species of long-eared bat. It was originally described from Switzerland and Austria as a species intermediate between the brown long-eared bat and the grey long-eared bat in 1965. It was later described in 2002, from France and Austria, respectively. Despite its name, this species is not restricted to the Alps, being found in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and elsewhere. It differs from other European long-eared bats, such as the brown long-eared bat, by its white underparts. Taxonomy and etymology It was species description, described as a new subspecies in 1965 by A. Kuzjakin, who considered it a subspecies of the brown long-eared bat, ''Plecotus auritus''. Its trinomen at the time was ''Plecotus auritus macrobullaris''. Andreas Kiefer and Michael Veith described a new taxon, ''Plecotus alpinus'', in the 2001 volume of the journal ''Myotis'', but the name was made available in 2002 only. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
