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Plecotus auritus (common long-eared bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae

Taxonomy
Vespertilio auritus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Plecotus auritus by Thomas (1911) and Kurten (1968).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Vespertilio auritus Linnaeus p. 32
1911Plecotus auritus Thomas p. 131
1968Plecotus auritus Kurten p. 54

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYangochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyVespertilionoidea
familyVespertilionidae
subfamilyVespertilionae
genusPlecotusGeoffroy 1818
speciesauritus()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Plecotus auritus Linnaeus 1758 [common long-eared bat]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:10
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Simmons et al. 2008

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Czech Republic Plecotus auritus (35907)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Belgium Plecotus auritus (34127)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Niedersachsen) Plecotus auritus (50249)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) Plecotus auritus (35472)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary Plecotus auritus (35476)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Aomori) Plecotus auritus (101899)