Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus, 1758) . Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:32.

TYPE LOCALITY: Sweden .

DISTRIBUTION: Norway, Ireland, and Spain to Sakhalin Isl (Russia), Japan, N China and Nepal.

SYNONYMS: brevimanus, communis, cornutus, megalotos, homochrous, montanus, ognevi, otus, peronii, puck, sacrimontis, typus, uenoi, velatus, vulgaris.

COMMENTS: Subgenus Plecotus .