Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Mossy Fern

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Elaphoglossum furcatum

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Mossy Fern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Mossy Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Elaphoglossum
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Elaphoglossum furcatum

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mossy Fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Mossy Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mossy Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.