''Plecotus'' is a
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 ...
of
vesper bat
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, commonly called long-eared bats. They are found throughout
Eurasia
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and
northern Africa
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. Many
species
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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
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Brown long-eared bat, ''Plecotus auritus''
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Grey long-eared bat, ''Plecotus austriacus''
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Ethiopian long-eared bat, ''Plecotus balensis''
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Christie's long-eared bat, ''Plecotus christii''
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Gaisler's long-eared bat, ''Plecotus gaisleri''
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Himalayan long-eared bat, ''Plecotus homochrous''
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Mediterranean long-eared bat, ''Plecotus kolombatovici''
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Kozlov's long-eared bat, ''Plecotus kozlovi''
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Alpine long-eared bat, ''Plecotus macrobullaris''
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Ognev's long-eared bat ''Plecotus ognevi''
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Japanese long-eared bat, ''Plecotus sacrimontis''
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Sardinian long-eared bat, ''Plecotus sardus''
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Strelkov's long-eared bat, ''Plecotus strelkovi''
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Taiwan long-eared bat, ''Plecotus taivanus''
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Canary long-eared bat, ''Plecotus teneriffae''
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Turkmen long-eared bat, ''Plecotus turkmenicus''
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Ward's long-eared bat, ''Plecotus wardi''
References
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www.funet.fi
Taxa named by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
Bat genera
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