Althea vs Jones's Roundleaf Bat

Hibiscus syriacus compared with Hipposideros jonesi

Key Differences

• Althea is Not Evaluated while Jones's Roundleaf Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Althea	Jones's Roundleaf Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Malvaceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Hibiscus	Hipposideros
Species	Hibiscus syriacus	Hipposideros jonesi

Conservation Status

Althea

NE — Not Evaluated

Jones's Roundleaf Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Althea	Jones's Roundleaf Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Althea

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (7 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Jones's Roundleaf Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Althea

The Althea (Hibiscus syriacus) is a species in the genus Hibiscus. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.