Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Needle Bush

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Hakea sericea

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Needle Bush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Needle Bush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Hakea
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Hakea sericea

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Needle Bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Needle Bush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Needle Bush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.