Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Smaller White-moss

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Leucobryum juniperoideum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Smaller White-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Leucobryaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Leucobryum
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Leucobryum juniperoideum

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Smaller White-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Smaller White-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smaller White-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.