Alpine Long-eared Bat vs False Dragonhead

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Physostegia virginiana

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while False Dragonhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	False Dragonhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Physostegia
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Physostegia virginiana

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Dragonhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	False Dragonhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Dragonhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.