Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Dense-Flower Aster

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Symphyotrichum ericoides

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Dense-Flower Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Dense-Flower Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Plecotus	Symphyotrichum
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Symphyotrichum ericoides

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dense-Flower Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Dense-Flower Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dense-Flower Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.