Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Indian-nut

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Areca catechu

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Indian-nut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Indian-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Areca
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Areca catechu

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Indian-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Indian-nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian-nut

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.