Mexican Big-eared Bat vs Red-Disked Alpine

Corynorhinus mexicanus compared with Erebia discoidalis

Key Differences

• Mexican Big-eared Bat is Near Threatened while Red-Disked Alpine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Big-eared Bat	Red-Disked Alpine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Corynorhinus	Erebia
Species	Corynorhinus mexicanus	Erebia discoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Mexican Big-eared Bat and Red-Disked Alpine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mexican Big-eared Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Red-Disked Alpine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Big-eared Bat	Red-Disked Alpine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Disked Alpine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Russia.