Assyrian plum vs Orange-throated Bat

Cordia myxa compared with Lampronycteris brachyotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Assyrian plum	Orange-throated Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cordiaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cordia	Lampronycteris
Species	Cordia myxa	Lampronycteris brachyotis

Conservation Status

Assyrian plum

LC — Least Concern

Orange-throated Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Assyrian plum	Orange-throated Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Assyrian plum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burkina Faso, Guinea), Asia (Cyprus, Turkey), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Orange-throated Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Assyrian plum

The Assyrian plum (Cordia myxa) is a species in the genus Cordia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic rea. Widely distributed across Africa (Burkina Faso, Guinea), Asia (Cyprus, Turkey), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).