Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Brown Long-eared Bat)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPlecotus auritus (Brown Long-eared Bat)
GenusPlecotus (long-eared bat species)
FamilyVESPERTILIONIDAE (a family of bats)
OrderCHIROPTERA (bats)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Plecotus auritus (Brown Long-eared Bat) :
1: Plecotus auritus (Brown Long-eared Bat)
22 Oct 2018 OSGR: SY97 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, in Harp trap
Image 1: Male (in hand) - head - anterior viewImage 2: Male (in hand) - head - lateral viewImage 3: Male (in hand) - penis - enlarged
2: Plecotus auritus (Brown Long-eared Bat)
5 Oct 2018 OSGR: SY99 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
caught in mist net (6m net with Sussex Autobat lure)
Image 1: In hand - head - anteriorviewImage 2: In mist net - lateral viewImage 3: In mist net - postero-lateral viewImage 4: In mist net - postero-lateral view (2)
3: Plecotus auritus (Brown Long-eared Bat)
5 Oct 2018 OSGR: SY99 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
caught in mist net (6m net with Sussex Autobat lure)
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: In hand - anterior viewImage 3: In hand - anterior view (2)Image 4: In hand - hind parts - dorsal viewImage 5: In mist net - fore-parts - lateral viewImage 6: In mist net - postero-dorsal viewImage 7: In mist net - ventral view
4: Plecotus auritus (Brown Long-eared Bat)
5 Oct 2018 OSGR: SY99 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
caught in mist net (6m net with Sussex Autobat lure)
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view
5: Plecotus auritus (Brown Long-eared Bat)
1 Sep 2018 OSGR: ST90 50° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in mist net
Image 1: Adult - in hand - face viewImage 2: Adult - in hand - face view (2)

Plecotus auritus (Brown Long-eared Bat) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Plecotus auritus (Brown Long-eared Bat)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 23 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Plecotus auritus (Brown Long-eared Bat)
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