Beach-Heath vs Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat

Hudsonia tomentosa compared with Lonchorhina fernandezi

Key Differences

• Beach-Heath is Not Evaluated while Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach-Heath	Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cistaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hudsonia	Lonchorhina
Species	Hudsonia tomentosa	Lonchorhina fernandezi

Conservation Status

Beach-Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach-Heath	Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach-Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Beach-Heath

The Beach-Heath (Hudsonia tomentosa) is a species in the genus Hudsonia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.