Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Lesser Scalewort

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Frullania microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Frullania
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Lesser Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.