Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Melancholy Thistle

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Melancholy Thistle
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	Cirsium
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Melancholy Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.