Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Dark-Eyed Junco

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Junco hyemalis

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Dark-Eyed Junco is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Dark-Eyed Junco
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Passerellidae
Genus	Plecotus	Junco
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Junco hyemalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Long-eared Bat and Dark-Eyed Junco share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dark-Eyed Junco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Dark-Eyed Junco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dark-Eyed Junco

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (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.

Dark-Eyed Junco

Dark-Eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.