Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Silverleaf Sunflower

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Helianthus argophyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Silverleaf Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Plecotus	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Helianthus argophyllus

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Silverleaf Sunflower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Silverleaf Sunflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silverleaf Sunflower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Japan, Mozambique, South Africa, and Tonga.

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.