arrowroot vs Blasius's Horseshoe Bat

Thalia geniculata compared with Rhinolophus blasii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Blasius's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Salpidae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Thalia	Rhinolophus
Species	Thalia geniculata	Rhinolophus blasii

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and Blasius's Horseshoe Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Blasius's Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Blasius's Horseshoe Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Blasius's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Blasius's Horseshoe Bat

The Blasius's Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus blasii) is a species in the genus Rhinolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.