Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Plecotus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Long-eared Bat and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.