Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Hawk's-beard

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Crepis pulchra

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Hawk's-beard is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Hawk's-beard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Plecotus	Crepis
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Crepis pulchra

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hawk's-beard

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Hawk's-beard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hawk's-beard

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

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.