Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Big Ears

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Otidea apophysata

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Big Ears is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Big Ears
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Otidea
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Otidea apophysata

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Big Ears

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Big Ears
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big Ears

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.

Big Ears

The Big Ears (Otidea apophysata) is a species in the genus Otidea. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.