Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Shiny Dufourea

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Dufourea minuta

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Shiny Dufourea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Shiny Dufourea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Halictidae
Genus	Plecotus	Dufourea
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Dufourea minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Shiny Dufourea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.