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Brown Long-eared Bat

Plecotus auritus

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 2,882, February 2,128, March 3,334, April 5,246, May 7,564, June 8,248, July 8,826, August 7,590, September 5,572, October 4,159, November 2,273, December 1,776.
United States59,599
Alaska59,599
Germany183
United Kingdom175
Russia150
England144
France73
Poland69
Bashkortostan59
Brandenburg43

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • NocturnalActive primarily at nightChecked by the maintainer

Dietary

  • InsectivoreFeeds primarily on insectsFrom its classification

Physical

  • EcholocationUses sonar to navigate and huntFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderBats · Chiroptera
FamilyEvening Bats · Vespertilionidae
GenusLong-eared Bats · Plecotus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Brown Long-eared Bat with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.