Order Chiroptera Higher classification Plecotus | Phylum Chordata Family Vespertilionidae Scientific name Plecotus austriacus Rank Species | |
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Similar Plecotus, Brown long‑eared bat, Serotine bat, Whiskered bat, Lesser noctule | ||
The grey long-eared bat (Plecotus austriacus) is a fairly large European bat. It has distinctive ears, long and with a distinctive fold. It hunts above woodland, often by day, and mostly for moths. It is extremely similar to the more common brown long-eared bat, and was only distinguished in the 1960s, but has a paler belly.
While Continental European distributions are not threatened, a 2013 study found this species was close to extinction in the United Kingdom.
Echolocation
The frequencies used by this bat species for echolocation lie between 18–45 kHz, have most energy at 28 kHz and have an average duration of 5.8 ms.
References
Grey long-eared bat Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA