alpine gentian vs Frosted Sac-winged Bat

Gentiana nivalis compared with Saccopteryx canescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine gentian	Frosted Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Gentianaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Gentiana	Saccopteryx
Species	Gentiana nivalis	Saccopteryx canescens

Conservation Status

alpine gentian

LC — Least Concern

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine gentian	Frosted Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine gentian

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

alpine gentian

The Alpine gentian (Gentiana nivalis) is a species in the genus Gentiana. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).