Plecotus

Taxobox
name = Lump-nosed bats

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image_width = 270px
image_caption = "Plecotus auritus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Chiroptera
familia = Vespertilionidae
genus = "Plecotus"
genus_authority = Geoffroy, 1818
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
*Alpine Long-Eared Bat, "Plecotus alpinus"
*Brown Long-eared Bat, "Plecotus auritus"
*Grey Long-eared Bat, "Plecotus austriacus"
*Ethiopian Big-eared Bat, "Plecotus balensis"
*"Plecotus kolombatovici"
*Taiwan Big-eared Bat, "Plecotus taivanus"
*"Plecotus strelkovi"
*Canary Big-eared Bat, "Plecotus teneriffae"

The genus "Plecotus" consists of the lump-nosed bats. Many species in the genus have only recently been described and recognized in recent years.

References

* [http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/mammalia/chiroptera/vespertilionidae/plecotus/ www.funet.fi]