Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Short-Stalked Suillus

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Suillus brevipes

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Short-Stalked Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Short-Stalked Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Suillus
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Suillus brevipes

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Short-Stalked Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Short-Stalked Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-Stalked Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan 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.