Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Water yam

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Water yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Dioscorea
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.