common long-eared bat vs Foca Pia

Plecotus auritus compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Key Differences

• common long-eared bat is Near Threatened while Foca Pia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common long-eared bat	Foca Pia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Plecotus	Pagophilus
Species	Plecotus auritus	Pagophilus groenlandicus

Evolutionary Relationship

common long-eared bat and Foca Pia share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

common long-eared bat

NT — Near Threatened

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common long-eared bat	Foca Pia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

common long-eared bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

common long-eared bat

common long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden