oreillard roux, oreillard commun, oreillard septentrional vs Japanese Long-eared Bat

Plecotus auritus compared with Plecotus sacrimontis

Key Differences

• oreillard roux, oreillard commun, oreillard septentrional is Near Threatened while Japanese Long-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	oreillard roux, oreillard commun, oreillard septentrional	Japanese Long-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Vespertilionidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus same	Plecotus	Plecotus
Species	Plecotus auritus	Plecotus sacrimontis

Evolutionary Relationship

oreillard roux, oreillard commun, oreillard septentrional and Japanese Long-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Plecotus.

Conservation Status

oreillard roux, oreillard commun, oreillard septentrional

NT — Near Threatened

Japanese Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	oreillard roux, oreillard commun, oreillard septentrional	Japanese Long-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

oreillard roux, oreillard commun, oreillard septentrional

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Japanese Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

oreillard roux, oreillard commun, oreillard septentrional

common long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.