Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Eel-Grass Pondweed

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Potamogeton zosteriformis

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Eel-Grass Pondweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Eel-Grass Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Potamogeton
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Potamogeton zosteriformis

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Eel-Grass Pondweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Eel-Grass Pondweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eel-Grass Pondweed

Habitat

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

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.