Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Lesser Whipwort

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Bazzania tricrenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Lesser Whipwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Bazzania
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Bazzania tricrenata

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Whipwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Whipwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.