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Brown Big-eared Bat

Plecotus auritus

The Brown Big-eared Bat is a small bat with big ears! They use their ears to hear tiny sounds and find food like insects. These bats are very quiet and love to hang out in dark places.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Brown Big-eared Bat has strikingly large, translucent brown ears that are nearly as long as its body. Its fur is soft and light brown on its back, fading to a paler greyish-brown underneath. This bat is easily recognized by these enormous ears and a small, pug-like nose.

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Brown Big-eared Bat
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Brown Big-eared Bat

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Brown Big-eared Bats can hibernate for months, saving energy by lowering body temperature!

Despite their size, some Brown Big-eared Bats have lived for over 30 years!

Their wing membranes are so thin you can almost see through them!

They tuck their huge ears under a flap when resting, keeping them safe!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Ultrasonic Radar

Brown Big-eared Bats 'see' in the dark using echolocation, sending high-pitched calls and listening to the echoes.

Fähigkeit

Whisper Listener

This bat has incredibly large ears that help it hear the quietest rustles of insects, even without echolocation.

Fähigkeit

Stealthy Soarer

Brown Big-eared Bats have soft, velvety wings that allow them to fly almost silently, surprising their insect prey.

Maße und Details

Länge
4.2-5.3 cm
Flügelspannweite
23-28.5 cm
Gewicht
0.005-0.012 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-30 Jahre
Top Speed
30 km/h
Wurfgröße
1
Tragzeit
40-60 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

This bat is an insect-eating expert, gobbling up moths and spiders in the dark!

Altersunterschiede: Pups drink mother's milk, then switch to catching insects as they grow.

Hauptnahrung

  • moths
  • earwigs
  • beetles
  • spiders

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Tawny Owl

Strix aluco

Owls are common predators of bats in woodlands.

hunts

Large Yellow Underwing Moth

Noctua pronuba

A favorite meal, caught in flight or gleaned from leaves.

shelters

English Oak

Quercus robur

Roosts in tree hollows and cracks in old oak trees.

eaten by

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Cats occasionally prey on bats, especially near human habitats.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

If you see a bat, watch quietly from a distance. They are shy and like to be left alone.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Brown Big-eared Bat?

4.2-5.3 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Brown Big-eared Bat?

23-28.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Brown Big-eared Bat?

0.005-0.012 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Brown Big-eared Bat?

5-30 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Brown Big-eared Bat?

30 km/h

Was frisst Brown Big-eared Bat?

This bat is an insect-eating expert, gobbling up moths and spiders in the dark!

Wo findet man Brown Big-eared Bat normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Brown Big-eared Bat?

Foraging

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