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 have only been described and recognized in recent years.[1]

Plecotus
Brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Tribe: Plecotini
Genus: Plecotus
E. Geoffroy, 1818
Type species
Vespertilio auritus
Linnaeus, 1758
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Genus Plecotus – long-eared bats

References

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  1. ^ Spitzenberger, F.; Strelkov, P. P.; Winkler, H. & Haring, E. (2006). "A preliminary revision of the genus Plecotus (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) based on genetic and morphological results" (PDF). Zoologica Scripta. 35 (3): 187–230. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2006.00224.x.