Alpine Long-eared Bat vs small-leaf cotoneaster

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Cotoneaster microphyllus

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while small-leaf cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	small-leaf cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Plecotus	Cotoneaster
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Cotoneaster microphyllus

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

small-leaf cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	small-leaf cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small-leaf cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.