Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat vs slender thistle

Chilonatalus tumidifrons compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Natalidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chilonatalus	Carduus
Species	Chilonatalus tumidifrons	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

NT — Near Threatened

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.