Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Yellow Beard Truffle

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Rhizopogon ochraceorubens

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Yellow Beard Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Yellow Beard Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Rhizopogonaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Rhizopogon
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Rhizopogon ochraceorubens

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Beard Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Yellow Beard Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Beard Truffle

Habitat

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

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.