Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Beach-Heath

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Hudsonia tomentosa

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Beach-Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Beach-Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cistaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Hudsonia
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Hudsonia tomentosa

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Beach-Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Beach-Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach-Heath

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.

Beach-Heath

The Beach-Heath (Hudsonia tomentosa) is a species in the genus Hudsonia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.