Big Brown Bat vs Dwarf Gorse

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Ulex minor

Key Differences

• Big Brown Bat is Least Concern while Dwarf Gorse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Brown Bat	Dwarf Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Ulex
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Ulex minor

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Gorse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Brown Bat	Dwarf Gorse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

Dwarf Gorse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Big Brown Bat

The Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium