genus
Plecotus
Plecotus is a genus in the family Vespertilionidae. This database currently files 17 species under it, 2 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 17
- Threatened
- 2
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 35%
- Weight range
- 7.3 g – 8.54 g
Best-known members of Plecotus
Ranked by popularity score.
Brown long-eared bat
Plecotus auritus
Grey long-eared bat
Plecotus austriacus
Alpine long-eared bat
Plecotus macrobullaris
Sardinian long-eared bat
Plecotus sardus
Canary long-eared bat
Plecotus teneriffae
Mediterranean long-eared bat
Plecotus kolombatovici
Taiwan long-eared bat
Plecotus taivanus
Ethiopian long-eared bat
Plecotus balensis
How threatened is Plecotus?
8 of 17 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 2 | 25% |
| NTNear Threatened | 2 | 25% |
| LCLeast Concern | 3 | 38% |
| DDData Deficient | 1 | 13% |
All species in Plecotus
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown long-eared bat | Plecotus auritus | Vespertilionidae | Least Concern | 7.83 g | Not recorded |
| Grey long-eared bat | Plecotus austriacus | Vespertilionidae | Near Threatened | 7.3 g | Not recorded |
| Alpine long-eared bat | Plecotus macrobullaris | Vespertilionidae | Least Concern | 7.56 g | Not recorded |
| Sardinian long-eared bat | Plecotus sardus | Vespertilionidae | Critically Endangered | 7.56 g | Not recorded |
| Canary long-eared bat | Plecotus teneriffae | Vespertilionidae | Critically Endangered | 8.33 g | Not recorded |
| Mediterranean long-eared bat | Plecotus kolombatovici | Vespertilionidae | Least Concern | 8.19 g | Not recorded |
| Taiwan long-eared bat | Plecotus taivanus | Vespertilionidae | Near Threatened | 8.54 g | Not recorded |
| Ethiopian long-eared bat | Plecotus balensis | Vespertilionidae | Data Deficient | 7.56 g | Not recorded |
| Japanese long-eared bat | Plecotus sacrimontis | Vespertilionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Ognev's long-eared bat | Plecotus ognevi | Vespertilionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Strelkov's long-eared bat | Plecotus strelkovi | Vespertilionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Turkmen long-eared bat | Plecotus turkmenicus | Vespertilionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Kozlov's long-eared bat | Plecotus kozlovi | Vespertilionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Ward's long-eared bat | Plecotus wardi | Vespertilionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Gaisler's big-eared bat | Plecotus gaisleri | Vespertilionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Himalayan long-eared bat | Plecotus homochrous | Vespertilionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Christie's big-eared bat | Plecotus christii | Vespertilionidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |