Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat vs Foxtail

Hipposideros bicolor compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Foxtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Hipposideros	Amaranthus
Species	Hipposideros bicolor	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat	Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat

The Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros bicolor) is a species in the genus Hipposideros. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.