common long-eared bat vs Mountain Goat

Plecotus auritus compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• common long-eared bat is Near Threatened while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common long-eared bat	Mountain Goat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Plecotus	Oreamnos
Species	Plecotus auritus	Oreamnos americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

common long-eared bat

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common long-eared bat	Mountain Goat
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.

Mountain Goat

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.