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Grey Long-Eared Bat

Plecotus austriacus

53Records since 2000
JunePeak month
6Counties with records
Near ThreatenedIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb1
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun30
Jul4
Aug6
Sep3
Oct1
Nov1
Dec3

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England28
2Isle of Wight England9
3Dorset England5
4Somerset England3
5North Yorkshire England1
6Swansea Wales1
50 England1 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 6 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
53
Peak month
June
Counties with records
6
IUCN Red List
Near Threatened
Scientific name
Plecotus austriacus
Group
Mammals
NBN Atlas records since 2000
52
Conservation designations
Bern Convention, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Convention on Migratory Species, Habitats Directive, Habitats Regulations (NI) 1995, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Habitats Regulations 2010
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Chiroptera
Family
Vespertilionidae
Genus
Plecotus
Name with authority
Plecotus austriacus (J.Fischer, 1829)
Described
1829

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q220958 · GBIF 5739437