Alpine Long-eared Bat vs cow-itch

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Mucuna pruriens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	cow-itch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Mucuna
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Mucuna pruriens

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cow-itch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), 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.