Brown long-eared bat  (Plecotus auritus)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Chiroptera
Family Vespertilionidae
Genus Plecotus (1)
Size Head-body length: 46 - 55 mm (2)
Tail length: 32 - 40 mm (2)
Forearm length: 32 - 37 mm (2)
Ear length: 10 - 14 mm (2)
Wingspan: 220 - 250 mm (2)
Weight 6 - 15.5 g (2)
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Status

In Great Britain, all bats are fully protected under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) as amended, and by the Conservation (Natural Habitats &c.) Regulations (1994). An agreement on the Conservation of Bats in Europe (EUROBATS) under the auspices of the Bonn Convention, also known as the Convention on Migratory species (CMS) is in force, and all European bats are listed under Appendix II of the CMS (4).