Alpine Long-eared Bat vs milk snail

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Otala lactea

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while milk snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	milk snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Helicidae
Genus	Plecotus	Otala
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Otala lactea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

milk snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	milk snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

milk snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay).

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.