Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat vs Dwarf eelgrass

Chilonatalus tumidifrons compared with Zostera japonica

Key Differences

• Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat is Near Threatened while Dwarf eelgrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat	Dwarf eelgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Natalidae	Zosteraceae
Genus	Chilonatalus	Zostera
Species	Chilonatalus tumidifrons	Zostera japonica

Conservation Status

Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Dwarf eelgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat	Dwarf eelgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf eelgrass

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Laos, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

The Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat (Chilonatalus tumidifrons) is a species in the genus Chilonatalus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.