Alpine Long-eared Bat vs American Hepatica

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Hepatica americana

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while American Hepatica is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	American Hepatica
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Hepatica
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Hepatica americana

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

American Hepatica

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	American Hepatica
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Hepatica

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Alpine Long-eared Bat

The Alpine Long-eared Bat (Plecotus macrobullaris) is a species in the genus Plecotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Hepatica

The American Hepatica (Hepatica americana) is a species in the genus Hepatica. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.