Species Detail - Brown Long-eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Heritage Council's Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme Fauna Records from 2016 to 2023".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Species image
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Plecotus auritus
Brown Long-eared Bat
NBNSYS0000005102
RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
plaur
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Terrestrial mammal
Species
111
91
50
12/07/2016
02/10/2023
3 January (recorded in 2022)
20 December (recorded in 2007)
Heritage Council of Ireland, Heritage Council's Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme Fauna Records from 2016 to 2023, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Brown Long-eared Bat (Plecotus auritus), accessed 28 August 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/432/Species/119278>