Description ²

The grey long-eared bat is one of Britain's rarest mammals. It is very similar in appearance to the brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus), and was only rediscovered in Central Europe in 1960. As the common names of both species suggests, these bats have strikingly large ears. The grey long-eared bat has long grey fur; the belly is paler. The eyes are fairly large, the nose and upper lip are greyish to black, and the ears and wing membranes are blackish in colour.

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1. (c) Aleksandar, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Aleksandar
2. (c) Wildscreen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/6687233

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• AMNH Bats of the World
• Animal Diversity Web
• ASM Mammal Diversity Database
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• iNaturalist Mammal Working Group
• NBN Atlas
• VertNet

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