Alpine Long-eared Bat vs flax dodder

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	flax dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Cuscuta
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	flax dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flax dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, 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.