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Alpine long-eared bat Plecotus macrobullaris Least concern

Where the Alpine long-eared bat lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

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Alpine long-eared bat: Plecotus macrobullaris - Corsica
Photo: Totodu74, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific namePlecotus macrobullaris
GroupBats
StatusLeast concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in9 countries
ContinentsAsia, Europe
ClassMammal
OrderChiroptera
FamilyVespertilionidae

Where does the Alpine long-eared bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Alpine long-eared bat in 9 countries and territories across Asia and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Alpine long-eared bat endangered?

The Alpine long-eared bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Alpine long-eared bat?

The Alpine long-eared bat (Plecotus macrobullaris) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Plecotus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Alpine long-eared bat

The Alpine long-eared bat or mountain long-eared bat (Plecotus macrobullaris) is a species of long-eared bat. It was originally described from Switzerland and Austria as a species intermediate between the brown long-eared bat and the grey long-eared bat in 1965. It was later described in 2002, from France and Austria, respectively. Despite its name, this species is not restricted to the Alps, being found in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and elsewhere. It differs from other European long-eared bats, such as the brown long-eared bat, by its white underparts.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Alpine long-eared bat (revision 1374338815), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q309501 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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