Sardinian long-eared bat
Plecotus sardus Mucedda, Kiefer, Pidinchedda & Veith, 2002
The sardinian long-eared bat (Plecotus sardus) is a species in the family Vespertilionidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh about 7.56 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.
Quick facts about the sardinian 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
- Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the sardinian long-eared bat live?
Not recorded
What is the sardinian long-eared bat?
The Sardinian long-eared bat (Plecotus sardus) is a critically-endangered species of bat endemic to Sardinia, Italy.
This species was discovered in 2002 in the caves of central Sardinia, the type locality being a cave in Lanaitto's Valley in the Oliena District. It appears to be closely related to Plecotus auritus and Plecotus macrobullaris. It was identified as a new species by a study clearly showing divergence from other Plecotus species in its mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene.
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Is the sardinian long-eared bat endangered?
The sardinian long-eared bat is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Critically Endangered species. What the categories mean.
How is the sardinian long-eared bat classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderChiroptera
- familyVespertilionidae
- genusPlecotus
- SpeciesPlecotus sardus Mucedda, Kiefer, Pidinchedda & Veith, 2002
Other names and names in other languages (11)
- Sardinian long-eared bat.English
- netopýr sardinskýCzech
- Sardisches LangohrGerman
- Orejudo SardoSpanish
- Oreillard sardeFrench
- Oreillard de SardaigneFrench
- Orecchione sardoItalian
- SardinialangøreNorwegian Bokmål
- Sardijnse GrootoorvleermuisDutch
- gacek sardyńskiPolish
- Sardinya Uzun Kulaklı YarasasıTurkish
Relatives of the sardinian long-eared bat
Other species in the same genus Plecotus.
Brown long-eared bat
Plecotus auritus
Grey long-eared bat
Plecotus austriacus
Alpine long-eared bat
Plecotus macrobullaris
Canary long-eared bat
Plecotus teneriffae
Mediterranean long-eared bat
Plecotus kolombatovici
Taiwan long-eared bat
Plecotus taivanus
CompareSardinian long-eared bat vs Brown long-eared batSardinian long-eared bat vs Grey long-eared batSardinian long-eared bat vs Alpine long-eared batSardinian long-eared bat vs Canary long-eared bat
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the sardinian long-eared bat?
An adult sardinian long-eared bat weighs 7.56 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the sardinian long-eared bat endangered?
The sardinian long-eared bat is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the sardinian long-eared bat?
The sardinian long-eared bat (Plecotus sardus) belongs to the family Vespertilionidae in the order Chiroptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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