Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Water spangles

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Salvinia
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.