Common Names
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Common Names in Czech:
Netopýr Ušatý, Pletušan, Srostlouch, Ušan Myšovitý
Common Names in Dutch:
Grootoorvleermuis
Common Names in English:
Brown Big-Eared Bat, Brown Long-Eared Bat;common Long-Eared Bat
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,037 meters (0 to 9,964 feet).Mean = 191.830 meters (629.364 feet), Standard Deviation = 321.190 based on 4,633 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Biome: Terrestrial
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Mammals
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna, in Stucky & Mckenna, in Benton, Ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Archonta
()
- (Gregory, 1910) Mckenna, 1975
- Order:
Chiroptera
()
- Blumenbach, 1779
- Bats
- Suborder:
Microchiroptera
()
- Dobson, 1875
- Infraorder:
Yangochiroptera
()
- Koopman, 1984
- Superfamily:
Vespertilionoidea
()
- (Gray, 1821) Gill, 1872
- Family:
Vespertilionidae
()
- Gray, 1821
- Subfamily:
Vespertilioninae
()
- Subfamily:
Vespertilioninae
(
- Family:
Vespertilionidae
(
- Superfamily:
Vespertilionoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Yangochiroptera
(
- Suborder:
Microchiroptera
(
- Order:
Chiroptera
(
- Grandorder:
Archonta
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 06-Aug-2004
Similar Species
Members of the genus Plecotus
There are approximately 42 species in this genus:
P. abeli · P. alleganiensis · P. alpinus · P. ariel · P. auritus (Brown Big-Eared Bat) · P. auritus auritus · P. auritus begognae · P. auritus hispanicus · P. auritus homochrous · P. auritus sacrimontis · P. austriacus (Gray Big-Eared Bat) · P. austriacus austriacus · P. austriacus christiei · P. austriacus hispanicus · P. balensis (Ethiopian Big-Eared Bat) · P. christiei · P. christii · P. crassidens · P. darjeelingensis · P. homochrous · P. kolombatovici · P. macrobullaris · P. macrotis · P. mexicanus (Mexican Big-Eared Bat) · P. mordax · P. rafinesquii (Lump-Nosed Bats) · P. rafinesquii macrotis · P. rafinesquii rafinesquii · P. sacrimontis · P. sardus · P. taivanus (Taiwan Big-Eared Bat) · P. teneriffae (Canary Big-Eared Bat) · P. townsendi · P. townsendii (Townsend's Big-Eared Bat) · P. townsendii ingens (Ozark Big-Eared Bat) · P. townsendii intermedius · P. townsendii mexicanus · P. townsendii pallescens (Pale Lump-Nosed Bat) · P. townsendii townsendii (Townsend's Big-Eared Bat) · P. townsendii virginianus (Virginia Big-Eared Bat) · P. towsendii · P. wardi
Bibliography
- Bonn. Zool. Beitr. 7: 312
- Myotis 39 (2001): 8
- Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. xviii + 1207. ISBN: 1-56098-217-9.
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 12, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 20 providers.
- Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:
- Mammal Research Institute PAS, Mammal Collection
- Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
- Museum of Texas Tech University
- , Mammal specimens
- Royal Ontario Museum, Mammal specimens
- UK National Biodiversity Network, Biological Records Centre - Mammal records from Britain from the Atlas of Mammals
- , with some subsequent records
- UK National Biodiversity Network, Natural England - Batsites inventory for Britain
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2477895
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-632133
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13806411
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 632133
- IUCN ID: 17596
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 9886
