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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Mammalia > Order: Chiroptera > Family: Vespertilionidae > Genus: Plecotus > Species: Plecotus auritus > See subspecies

Scientific name	Source
Plecotus auritus auritus (Linnaeus, 1758)	Fauna Europaea (2005)
Plecotus auritus begognae de Paz, 1994	Fauna Europaea (2005)

Brown long-eared bat - Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Habitats Directive and 4 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	1 are designated for this species
Most preferred habitats	woodland and forest
May also occur in	heathland and shrub urban wetlands
Natura 2000 species code	1326

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2013-2018 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.

Good: the species is viable and maintaining itself on a long-term basis, its natural range is not reduced, and it has a sufficient large habitat.
Poor: the species is not as critical as being unfavourable-bad, but still requires significant conservation and restoration measure to make it viable in the long-term, or to enlarged its current range, or to improve the quality and availability of its habitat.
Bad: the species is either not maintaining itself on a long-term basis and is not viable, or its natural range as been or is being drastically reduced, or its habitat is largely insufficient; the species requires major conservation and restoration measures.
Unknown: the information available for the species is scarce and does not allow a proper assessment of its conservation status.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
PLH060093	Poland	Uroczyska Roztocza Wschodniego	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 (EU Habitats Directive)	Annex IV: animal and plant species of community interest in need of strict protection. (All species of Microchiroptera)		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species (All species of Microchiroptera except Pipistrellus pipistrellus)		http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (Bonn Convention)	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement.	Synonym for this species is listed in Appendix II of the Bonn Convention (CMS). See there for more details.	http://www.cms.int/
	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement. (Migratory species of Vespertilionidae)
Agreement on the conservation of Populations of European Bats. Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (EUROBATS)			http://www.eurobats.org/ http://www.migratoryspecies....ent/about-cms-family

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Braunes Langohr	German	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Brown long-eared bat	English	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Gacek brunatny	Polish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Grootoorvleermuis	Dutch	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Korvayökkö	Finnish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Laangouer-Flëntermaus	Luxemburgish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Lakuriqnate veshgjate	Albanian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Langeyrnablaka	Icelandic	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Långörad fladdermus	Swedish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Langøreflaggermus	Norwegian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Langøret flagermus	Danish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Liliacul-urecheat-brun	Romanian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Morcego-orelhudo-castanho	Portuguese	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Murciélago orejudo dorado	Spanish	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Netopier svetlý	Slovak	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Netopýr ušatý	Czech	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Orecchione comune	Italian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Oreillard roux	French	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Pruun-suurkõrv	Estonian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Rjavi uhati netopir	Slovenian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Rudasis ausylis	Lithuanian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Sjeverni dugouhi šišmiš	Croatian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Suurkõrv	Estonian	Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.

Synonym	Author
Vespertilio auritus	Linnaeus, 1758
Macrotus europaeus	Leach, 1816
Vespertilio otus	Boie, 1825
Vespertilio cornutus	Faber, 1826
Plecotus communis	Lesson, 1827
Plecotus brevimanus	Jenyns, 1829
Plecotus vulgaris	Desmarest, 1829
Plecotus peronii	Geoffroy, 1832
Plecotus velatus	Geoffroy, 1832
Plecotus bonapartii	Gray, 1838
Plecotus megalotus	Schinz, 1840
All species of Microchiroptera
All species of Microchiroptera except Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Migratory species of Vespertilionidae

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

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