Grey long-eared bat (Plecotus austriacus)

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Also known as:	Gray big-eared bat

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Plecotus (1)
Size	Ear length: 31 - 41 mm (2) Wingspan: 225 - 300 mm (2) Head-body length: 41 - 58 mm (2) Tail length: 37 - 55 mm (2) Forearm length: 37 - 45 mm (2)
Weight	7 - 14 g (2)

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Status

Classified as Lower Risk / Least Concern (LR/lc) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1). In Great Britain, all bats are fully protected under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) as amended, and by the Conservation Regulations (1994) (3). 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).