Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Dwarf Bilberry

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Vaccinium cespitosum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Dwarf Bilberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Vaccinium
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Vaccinium cespitosum

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Bilberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf Bilberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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.