Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Brittle Willow

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Salix fragilis

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Brittle Willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Brittle Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Salix
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Salix fragilis

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Brittle Willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Brittle Willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brittle Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina).

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.

Brittle Willow

The Brittle Willow (Salix fragilis) is a species in the genus Salix. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.