Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Cladus: Scrotifera
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Yangochiroptera
Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea
Familia: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Vespertilioninae
Tribus: Plecotini
Genus: Plecotus
Species (18): P. auritus – P. austriacus – P. balensis – P. christii – P. gaisleri – P. gobiensis – P. homochrous – P. kolombatovici – P. kozlovi – P. macrobullaris – P. ognevi – P. sacrimontis – P. sardus – P. strelkovi – P. taivanus – P. teneriffae – P. turkmenicus – P. wardi
Name
Plecotus É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818: 112
Type species: Vespertilio auritus Linnaeus, 1758, by monotypy.
Synonyms
Macrotus Leach, 1816: 5 [nomen nudum]
Type species: Macrotus Europæus Leach, 1816, by monotypy.
References
Primary references
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. 1818. Description des mammifères qui se trouvent en Égypte. Pp. 99–144 in Anonymous Description de l'Égypte, ou Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'Armée française, publié par les ordres de sa Majesté l'Empéreur Napoléon le Grand. Histoire naturelle. Tome second. Imprimerie Impériale. 752 pp.
Additional references
Juste, J., Ibáñez, C., Muñoz, J., Trujillo, D., Benda, P., Karataş, A. & Ruedi, M. 2004. Mitochondrial phylogeography of the longeared bats (Plecotus) in the Mediterranean and Atlantic Islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31(3): 1114–1126. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2003.10.005 Paywall Reference page.
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. Zoologica Scripta 35(3): 187–230. DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2006.00224.x Paywall; ResearchGate Hybrid open access journal Reference page.
Dolch, D., Stubbe, M., Gärtner, B., Thiele, K., Ariunbold, J., Batsaikhan, N., Lkhagvasuren, D., Stubbe, A. & Steinhauser, D. 2021. Phylogenie, Morphologie und Ökologie mongolischer Langohrflfledermäuse der Gattung Plecotus (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae). Erforschung biologischer Ressourcen der Mongolei 14: 123–185. ResearchGate Reference page.
Vernacular names
български: Дългоухи прилепи
brezhoneg: Skouarnegell
Deutsch: Langohrfledermäuse
English: Long-eared Bats
français: Oreillard
Nederlands: Grootoorvleermuizen
русский: Ушаны
саха тыла: Кынаттаах кутуйахтар уустара
Türkçe: Uzunkulak yarasa
українська: Вухань
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]
Species
Genus Plecotus – long-eared bats
Brown long-eared bat, Plecotus auritus
Grey long-eared bat, Plecotus austriacus
Ethiopian long-eared bat, Plecotus balensis
Christie's long-eared bat, Plecotus christii
Gaisler's long-eared bat, Plecotus gaisleri
Himalayan long-eared bat, Plecotus homochrous
Mediterranean long-eared bat, Plecotus kolombatovici
Kozlov's long-eared bat, Plecotus kozlovi
Alpine long-eared bat, Plecotus macrobullaris
Ognev's long-eared bat Plecotus ognevi
Japanese long-eared bat, Plecotus sacrimontis
Sardinian long-eared bat, Plecotus sardus
Strelkov's long-eared bat, Plecotus strelkovi
Taiwan long-eared bat, Plecotus taivanus
Canary long-eared bat, Plecotus teneriffae
Turkmen long-eared bat, Plecotus turkmenicus
Ward's long-eared bat, Plecotus wardi
References
Wikispecies has information related to Plecotus.
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.
Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Genus Plecotus". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 482–483. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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