Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Chickenweed

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Portulaca quadrifida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Chickenweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Portulacaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Portulaca
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Portulaca quadrifida

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Chickenweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chickenweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands).

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.

Chickenweed

The Chickenweed (Portulaca quadrifida) is a species in the genus Portulaca. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.