Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Garden Thyme

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Thymus vulgaris

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Garden Thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Garden Thyme
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	Thymus
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Thymus vulgaris

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Garden Thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Garden Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (18 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.