common long-eared bat vs Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

Plecotus auritus compared with Myomimus personatus

Key Differences

• common long-eared bat is Near Threatened while Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common long-eared bat	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
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	Gliridae
Genus	Plecotus	Myomimus
Species	Plecotus auritus	Myomimus personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

common long-eared bat

NT — Near Threatened

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common long-eared bat	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
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.

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

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.