| Grey long-eared Bat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Plecotus |
| Species: | P. austriacus
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| Binomial name | |
| Plecotus austriacus (J.B. Fischer, 1829)
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| Range of P. austriacus | |
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.[2] It is extremely similar to the more common brown long-eared bat, and was only distinguished in the 1960s, but has a paler belly.
- ^ Russo, D.; Cistrone, L. (2023). "Plecotus austriacus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T85533333A211018209. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T85533333A211018209.en. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Boji, R. (2002). "Gray big-eared bat". Retrieved 13 October 2019.