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Plecotus - Ушаны - Russian
URL: http://zmmu.msu.ru/bats/rusbats/plecot.html

Населяют разнообразные ландшафты от пустынь до тайги и лиственных лесов, в горах до 3550 м над уровнем моря. Насекомоядны, ловят добычу как в воздухе, так и на субстрате (ветвях, листьях и пр.) Убежища – разнообразные полости в деревьях, постройках человека и т. п. Оседлы, в северной части ареала зимуют в подземных сооружениях и постройках человека. Размножаются весной и в начале лета, в году один выводок. Живут около 5-10 (до 30) лет.

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Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat (Plecotus rafinesquii) - English
URL: http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/plecrafi.htm

Unlike the closely related P. townsendii, Rafinesque’s big-eared bat occurs in forested regions largely devoid of natural caves. Its natural roosting places are in hollow trees, crevices behind bark, and under dry leaves. It has been observed most frequently in buildings, both occupied and abandoned.

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Plecotus austriacus; Chiroptera - French
URL: http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/mhng/cco/page/plecot.htm

Photo: Christian Kцnig.

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Plecotus - English
URL: http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/mammalia/chiroptera/vespertilionidae/plecot

List of species.

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Plecotus townsendii (Townsend's Big-Eared Bat): Narrative - English
URL: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/plecotus/p._townsendii$narrative.

Plecotus townsendii are found in a variety of locations that range from coniferous forests and woodlands, deciduous riparian woodland, semi-desert and montane shrublands (Nowak, 1994). During the winter months, Plecotus townsendii hibernate either individually or in groups composed of several hundred bats, and they hibernate in mines or caves.

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Plecotus: Lump-nosed Bats, Long-eared Bats, or Lappet-eared Bats - English
URL: http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/walker/chiroptera/chiroptera.vespertilionidae.ple

These bats are gregarious. Horacek (1975) found the usual number of individuals in summer colonies to be 5-10 in P. auritus and 10-20 in P. austriacus. C. Jones (1977) stated that P. rafinesquii roosts singly or in clusters of 2-100, with females greatly outnumbering males in most colonies. Barbour and Davis (1969) wrote that maternity colonies of P. townsendii contain up to 1,000 females; this species is known to roost in clusters.

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