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Brown Long-eared Bat

Plecotus auritus

About

Has enormous ears almost as long as its body, used to detect resting moths and other insects from their sounds on foliage. It often hunts by gleaning — silently plucking prey from leaves — and is a regular attic roosting bat.

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Quick Facts

Category
Mammal
Latin name
Plecotus auritus
IUCN Status
LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.