Bat-eared fox vs Thatching grass

Otocyon megalotis compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Bat-eared fox is Least Concern while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bat-eared fox	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Otocyon	Hyparrhenia
Species	Otocyon megalotis	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Bat-eared fox

LC — Least Concern

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bat-eared fox	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bat-eared fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Bat-eared fox

The Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) is a species in the genus Otocyon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.