Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Chinaroot

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Dioscorea
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Dioscorea villosa

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.