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Alpine long-eared bat

Plecotus macrobullaris Kuzyakin, 1965

LCLeast Concernbats

The alpine long-eared bat (Plecotus macrobullaris) is a species in the family Vespertilionidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh about 7.56 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Alpine long-eared bat (Plecotus macrobullaris)
Photo: Karol Tabarelli de Fatis/MUSE · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the alpine long-eared bat

Weight
7.56 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Scansorialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the alpine long-eared bat live?

Not recorded

What is the alpine long-eared bat?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Alpine long-eared bat” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alpine_long-eared_bat&oldid=1374338815), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the alpine long-eared bat endangered?

The alpine long-eared bat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the alpine long-eared bat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderChiroptera
  5. familyVespertilionidae
  6. genusPlecotus
  7. SpeciesPlecotus macrobullaris Kuzyakin, 1965

Synonyms Plecotus alpinus, Plecotus auritus macrobullaris, Plecotus austriacus macrobullaris, Plecotus microdontus

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Mountain long-eared batEnglish
  • Mountain long-eared batEnglish
  • Ratpenat orellut alpíCatalan
  • Alpen-LangohrGerman
  • Ορεινή ωτονυχτερίδαGreek
  • Orejudo AlpinoSpanish
  • Oreillard alpinFrench
  • Oreillard montagnardFrench
  • אוזנן החרמוןHebrew
  • Gorski dugoušanCroatian
  • Orecchione alpinoItalian
  • AlpelangøreNorwegian Bokmål
  • BerggrootoorvleermuisDutch
  • AlpengrootoorvleermuisDutch
  • gacek alpejskiPolish
  • Горный ушанRussian
  • Альпийский ушанRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the alpine long-eared bat

Other species in the same genus Plecotus.

CompareAlpine long-eared bat vs Brown long-eared batAlpine long-eared bat vs Grey long-eared batAlpine long-eared bat vs Sardinian long-eared batAlpine long-eared bat vs Canary long-eared bat

Common questions

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How big is the alpine long-eared bat?

An adult alpine long-eared bat weighs 7.56 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the alpine long-eared bat endangered?

The alpine long-eared bat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the alpine long-eared bat?

The alpine long-eared bat (Plecotus macrobullaris) belongs to the family Vespertilionidae in the order Chiroptera.

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APA

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MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{alpine_long_eared_bat_2026,
  title = {Alpine long-eared bat (Plecotus macrobullaris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/alpine-long-eared-bat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}