Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Ascending Grapefern

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Botrychium ascendens

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Ascending Grapefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Botrychium
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Botrychium ascendens

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Ascending Grapefern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ascending Grapefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Alpine Long-eared Bat

The Alpine Long-eared Bat (Plecotus macrobullaris) is a species in the genus Plecotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ascending Grapefern

Ascending grapefern (Botrychium ascendens) is a species in the genus Botrychium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.