Plecotus auritus

species of bat
Taxon taxon Q210708
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Plecotus auritus

Summary

Plecotus auritus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,133 views/month, #1,555 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Plecotus auritus received the Q109758751[3].
  • Plecotus auritus's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Plecotus auritus is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Plecotus auritus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Plecotus auritus is classified within Plecotus[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Plecotus auritus is Plecotus auritus[8].
  • Plecotus auritus's Commons category is recorded as Plecotus auritus[9].
  • Plecotus auritus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Plecotus auritus[10].
  • Plecotus auritus's Commons gallery is recorded as Plecotus auritus[11].
  • Plecotus auritus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[12].
  • Plecotus auritus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Plecotus auritus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Plecotus auritus's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[15].
  • Plecotus auritus's original combination is recorded as Vespertilio auritus[16].
  • Plecotus auritus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. auritus'}[17].
  • Plecotus auritus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brown long-eared bat'}[18].
  • Plecotus auritus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Orejudo Dorado'}[19].
  • Plecotus auritus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Oreillard brun'}[20].
  • Plecotus auritus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Oreillard roux'}[21].
  • Plecotus auritus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brown Big-eared Bat'}[22].
  • Plecotus auritus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brown Long-eared Bat'}[23].
  • Plecotus auritus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Braunes Langohr'}[24].
  • Plecotus auritus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Braune Langohrfledermaus'}[25].
  • Plecotus auritus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Großohr'}[26].
  • Plecotus auritus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ga', 'text': 'Ialtóg fhad-chluasach'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Plecotus auritus is Plecotus auritus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Plecotus[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brown long-eared bat'}[18], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Orejudo Dorado'}[19], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Oreillard brun'}[20], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Oreillard roux'}[21], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brown Big-eared Bat'}[22], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Braunes Langohr'}[24].

Identifiers

Plecotus auritus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40416[28]. Plecotus auritus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 61862[29]. Plecotus auritus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 289433[30]. Plecotus auritus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5218507[31]. Plecotus auritus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 632133[32].

Why It Matters

Plecotus auritus ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,133 views/month, #1,555 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did Plecotus auritus receive?

Honors received include Q109758751[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . Irish Bats in the 21st Century (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Enwebb · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn taxon id → 17596, 85535522
    Sitelink count → 53
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'avk', 'az', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'com
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  2. 14w ago · TadejM · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brown long-eared bat'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Orejudo Dorado'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Oreillard brun'} +18
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