common long-eared bat vs LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Plecotus auritus compared with Thyroptera lavali

Key Differences

• common long-eared bat is Near Threatened while LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common long-eared bat	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Plecotus	Thyroptera
Species	Plecotus auritus	Thyroptera lavali

Evolutionary Relationship

common long-eared bat and LaVal's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

common long-eared bat

NT — Near Threatened

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common long-eared bat	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
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.

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.