Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat vs Tickclover

Chilonatalus tumidifrons compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat	Tickclover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Natalidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Chilonatalus	Desmodium
Species	Chilonatalus tumidifrons	Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.