Asian Bittersweet vs Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Celastrus orbiculatus compared with Mops mops

Key Differences

• Asian Bittersweet is Not Evaluated while Malayan Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Bittersweet	Malayan Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Celastrales (Celastrales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Celastraceae	Molossidae
Genus	Celastrus	Mops
Species	Celastrus orbiculatus	Mops mops

Conservation Status

Asian Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Bittersweet	Malayan Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Bittersweet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asian Bittersweet

Asian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a species in the genus Celastrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.