Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Peppery Bolete

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Chalciporus piperatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Peppery Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Chalciporus
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Chalciporus piperatus

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peppery Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Peppery Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peppery Bolete

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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

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.