common long-eared bat vs Mérida Brocket

Plecotus auritus compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• common long-eared bat is Near Threatened while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common long-eared bat	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Chiroptera (bộ Dơi)	Artiodactyla (Bộ Guốc chẵn)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Plecotus	Mazama
Species	Plecotus auritus	Mazama bricenii

Evolutionary Relationship

common long-eared bat and Mérida Brocket share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

common long-eared bat

NT — Near Threatened

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common long-eared bat	Mérida Brocket
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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.