Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Highland Piercer

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Cydia cognatana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Highland Piercer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Plecotus	Cydia
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Cydia cognatana

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Long-eared Bat and Highland Piercer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Highland Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Highland Piercer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Highland Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.