Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Pied Puffbird

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Notharchus tectus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Pied Puffbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Bucconidae
Genus	Plecotus	Notharchus
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Notharchus tectus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Long-eared Bat and Pied Puffbird share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pied Puffbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Pied Puffbird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pied Puffbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.