Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Brown Long-eared Bat)

Interactions where Plecotus auritus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Leptotrombidium avonense a bat mite Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Trombiculidae/Leptotrombidium avonense/Leptotrombidium avonensea bat mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared bat ectoparasitises
is ectoparasitised by Demodex chiropteralis a bat mite Trombidiformes: Demodicidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Demodicidae/Demodex chiropteralis/Demodex chiropteralisa bat mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared bat ectoparasitises
is ectoparasitised by Demodex soricinus a mite Trombidiformes: Demodicidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Demodicidae/Demodex soricinus/Demodex soricinusa mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared bat ectoparasitises
is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Neomyobia plecotia a bat mite Trombidiformes: Myobiidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Myobiidae/Neomyobia plecotia/Neomyobia plecotiaa bat mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared bat ectoparasitises
is ectoparasitised by UK/IrelandQuestionable Pteracarus pipistrellius a bat mite Trombidiformes: Myobiidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Myobiidae/Pteracarus pipistrellius/Pteracarus pipistrelliusa bat mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared bat? ectoparasitises
is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Macronyssus ellipticus a bat mite Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Macronyssidae/Macronyssus ellipticus/Macronyssus ellipticusa bat mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared bat ectoparasitises
is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Macronyssus sp. A a bat mite Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Macronyssidae/Macronyssus sp. A/Macronyssus sp. Aa bat mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared bat ectoparasitises
is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Ornithonyssus pipistrelli a bat mite Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Macronyssidae/Ornithonyssus pipistrelli/Ornithonyssus pipistrellia bat mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared bat ectoparasitises
is ectoparasitised by UK/IrelandQuestionable Steatonyssus murinusQuestionable a mite Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Macronyssidae/Steatonyssus murinus/Steatonyssus murinusa miteRecipient uncertain Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared bat? ectoparasitises
is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Steatonyssus periblepharus a bat mite Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Macronyssidae/Steatonyssus periblepharus/Steatonyssus periblepharusa bat mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared bat ectoparasitises
is ectoparasitised by ForeignMinor Basilia nana a bat-louse fly Diptera: Nycteribiidae Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae), Hutson, A.M., 1984
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Nycteribiidae/Basilia nana/Basilia nanaa bat-louse fly Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteForeign /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared batMinor ectoparasitises
is ectoparasitised by ForeignMinor Nycteribia kolenatii a bat-louse fly Diptera: Nycteribiidae Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae), Hutson, A.M., 1984
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Nycteribiidae/Nycteribia kolenatii/Nycteribia kolenatiia bat-louse fly Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteForeign /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared batMinor ectoparasitises
is ectoparasitised by UK/IrelandMinor Phthiridium biarticulatum a bat-louse fly Diptera: Nycteribiidae Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae), Hutson, A.M., 1984
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Nycteribiidae/Phthiridium biarticulatum/Phthiridium biarticulatuma bat-louse fly Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared batMinor ectoparasitises
dropping dropping animal debris may support Aphelacarus acarinus a mite Sarcoptiformes: Aphelacaridae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Sarcoptiformes/Aphelacaridae/Aphelacarus acarinus/Aphelacarus acarinusa mite Animal / dung / debris saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared batdropping feeds on animal debris dropping
roost roost may attract UK/IrelandQuestionable Acarus gracilis a bat mite Sarcoptiformes: Acaridae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Sarcoptiformes/Acaridae/Acarus gracilis/Acarus gracilisa bat mite Animal / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared bat?roost is associated with roost
roost roost may attract UK/IrelandQuestionable Carpoglyphus munroi a bat mite Sarcoptiformes: Carpoglyphidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Sarcoptiformes/Carpoglyphidae/Carpoglyphus munroi/Carpoglyphus munroia bat mite Animal / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared bat?roost is associated with roost
roost roost may attract UK/IrelandQuestionable Glycyphagus domesticus a synanthropic and nest mite Sarcoptiformes: Glycyphagidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Sarcoptiformes/Glycyphagidae/Glycyphagus domesticus/Glycyphagus domesticusa synanthropic and nest mite Animal / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared bat?roost is associated with roost
roost roost may attract UK/IrelandQuestionable Nycteriglyphus a genus of bat mites Sarcoptiformes: Rosensteiniidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Sarcoptiformes/Rosensteiniidae/Nycteriglyphus/Nycteriglyphusa genus of bat mites Animal / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared bat?roost is associated with roost
roost roost may attract UK/IrelandQuestionable Acaropsellina docta a bat mite Trombidiformes: Cheyletidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Cheyletidae/Acaropsellina docta/Acaropsellina doctaa bat mite Animal / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared bat?roost is associated with roost
roost roost may attract UK/IrelandQuestionable Cheletonella a genus of mites Trombidiformes: Cheyletidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Cheyletidae/Cheletonella/Cheletonellaa genus of mites Animal / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared bat?roost is associated with roost
roost roost may attract UK/IrelandQuestionable Cheyletus woodroffei a bat mite Trombidiformes: Cheyletidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Cheyletidae/Cheyletus woodroffei/Cheyletus woodroffeia bat mite Animal / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared bat?roost is associated with roost
roost roost may attract UK/IrelandQuestionable Androlaelaps casalis an omnivorous mite Mesostigmata: Laelapidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Laelapidae/Androlaelaps casalis/Androlaelaps casalisan omnivorous mite Animal / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared bat?roost is associated with roost
wing membrane wing membrane has blood sucked by UK/Ireland Spinturnix plecotinus a bat crab-mite Mesostigmata: Spinturnicidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Spinturnicidae/Spinturnix plecotinus/Spinturnix plecotinusa bat crab-mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Plecotus auritus/Plecotus auritusbrown long-eared batwing membrane sucks the blood of wing membrane

Author & YearTitleSource
Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British IslesSystematic & Applied Acarology Special Publications Systematic & Applied Acarology Vol 14: 1-20.
Hutson, A.M., 1984Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 10. Part 7, 40pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Plecotus auritus (Brown Long-eared Bat) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPlecotus auritus (Brown Long-eared Bat)
GenusPlecotus (long-eared bat species)
FamilyVESPERTILIONIDAE (a family of bats)
OrderCHIROPTERA (bats)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Plecotus auritus (Brown Long-eared Bat)

Plecotus auritus (Brown Long-eared Bat) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Plecotus auritus (Brown Long-eared Bat):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 17 images of Plecotus auritus (Brown Long-eared Bat)
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