Alpine Long-eared Bat vs speckled rustwort

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Marsupella sphacelata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	speckled 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	Marsupella
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Marsupella sphacelata

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

speckled rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	speckled rustwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

speckled rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.