Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Wood Hedgehog

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Hydnum repandum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Wood Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Hydnum
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Hydnum repandum

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Wood Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Wood Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wood Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.