Grey long-eared bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Plecotus austriacus
Group	Bats
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	9 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the grey long-eared bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the grey long-eared bat in 9 countries and territories across 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 grey long-eared bat endangered?

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

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

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

About the grey long-eared bat

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. In captivity, it has also been recorded to eat small lizards. It is extremely similar to the more common brown long-eared bat, and was only distinguished in the 1960s, but has a paler belly.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Grey long-eared bat (revision 1374338424), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q220958 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).