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 Wadden Sea National Park
Daubenton's bat
Myotis daubentonii
Common Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Nathusius's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus nathusii
Pygmy Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Noctule
Nyctalus noctula
Whiskered Bat
Myotis mystacinus
Natterer's Bat
Myotis nattereri
Mouse-eared Bat
Myotis myotis
pond bat
Myotis dasycneme
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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 |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown Big-eared Bat in Wadden Sea National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Brown Big-eared Bat sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Big-eared Bat in Wadden Sea National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Brown Big-eared Bat in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.