Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Acer negundo

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Acer
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Acer negundo

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, South Africa), Asia (6 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Guatemala, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

The Box-elder, Ash-leaved Maple (Acer negundo) is a species in the genus Acer. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.