Brown Big-eared Bat
Plecotus auritus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyVespertilionidae (Evening Bats)
- GenusPlecotus (Long-eared Bats)
- SpeciesPlecotus auritus (Brown Big-eared Bat)
Closest Relatives at Mercantour National Park
Gray big-eared bat
Plecotus austriacus
Savi's Pipistrelle
Hypsugo savii
Western Barbastelle
Barbastella barbastellus
Kuhl's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus kuhlii
Lesser Noctule
Nyctalus leisleri
Alcathoe myotis
Myotis alcathoe
Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus hipposideros
Greater Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Brown Big-eared Bat at Mercantour National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 3 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 8 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |