Alpine Long-eared Bat vs short-pointed lantern moss

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Cyrtomnium hymenophylloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	short-pointed lantern moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Bryales (Bryales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Mniaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Cyrtomnium
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Cyrtomnium hymenophylloides

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

short-pointed lantern moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	short-pointed lantern moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short-pointed lantern moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.