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.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

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.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseMammaliaOrdenChiropteraFamiliaVespertilionidaeGéneroPlecotus

Brown Big-eared Bat

Categoría

Mamíferos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

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

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 4.2-5.3 cm
Envergadura: 23-28.5 cm
Peso: 0.005-0.012 kg
Esperanza de vida: 5-30 años
Top Speed: 30 km/h
Tamaño de la camada: 1
Gestación: 40-60 días

Dieta y alimentación

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

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

Alimentos principales

moths
earwigs
beetles
spiders

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Peludo

Peludo describe a los animales que poseen una cubierta densa de pelo o pelaje suave.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Aéreo

Las criaturas aéreas pasan una parte importante de su vida en el aire, utilizando el vuelo para diversas actividades como la caza, la migración o la anidación.

Insectívoro

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste principalmente en insectos y otros pequeños invertebrados.

Bosque

Los hábitats boscosos son entornos terrestres dominados por una densa cubierta arbórea, que sustentan una gran diversidad de vida animal y vegetal.

Ecolocalización

La ecolocalización es un sonar biológico utilizado por los animales para navegar, cazar y comunicarse emitiendo ondas sonoras e interpretando los ecos.