Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Bitter-Root

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Apocynum androsaemifolium

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Bitter-Root is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Bitter-Root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Apocynum
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Apocynum androsaemifolium

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Bitter-Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Bitter-Root
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter-Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Bitter-Root

The Bitter-Root (Apocynum androsaemifolium) is a species in the genus Apocynum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.