common long-eared bat vs Long-tailed Marmot

Plecotus auritus compared with Marmota caudata

Key Differences

• common long-eared bat is Near Threatened while Long-tailed Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common long-eared bat	Long-tailed Marmot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Plecotus	Marmota
Species	Plecotus auritus	Marmota caudata

Evolutionary Relationship

common long-eared bat and Long-tailed Marmot share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

common long-eared bat

NT — Near Threatened

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common long-eared bat	Long-tailed Marmot
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.

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.