Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Snow Rustwort

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Gymnomitrion brevissimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Snow Rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Gymnomitrion
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Gymnomitrion brevissimum

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Snow Rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Snow Rustwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snow Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.