Canary Big-eared Bat vs Garden Thyme

Plecotus teneriffae compared with Thymus vulgaris

Key Differences

• Canary Big-eared Bat is Vulnerable while Garden Thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canary Big-eared Bat	Garden Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Thymus
Species	Plecotus teneriffae	Thymus vulgaris

Conservation Status

Canary Big-eared Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Garden Thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canary Big-eared Bat	Garden Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canary Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (18 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Canary Big-eared Bat

The Canary Big-eared Bat (Plecotus teneriffae) is a species in the genus Plecotus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.