brown long-eared bat, common long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) Original caption: "Ohrenfledermaus, Plecotus auritus L. Natürliche Größe."
Translation (partly): "Brown big-eared bat, Plecotus auritus L. Natural size."
Originator: Eduard Oscar Schmidt
Source: Brehms Tierleben, Small Edition 1927
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ohrenfledermaus-drawing.jpg
The brown long-eared bat or common long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) is a small European bat. It has distinctive ears, long and with a distinctive fold. They are relatively slow flyers compared to other bat species. Adult brown long-eared bats' ears are long enough to be readily distinguished from most other bat species.
