Bitternut vs North American Hoary Bat

Carya cordiformis compared with Aeorestes cinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitternut	North American Hoary Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Juglandaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Carya	Aeorestes
Species	Carya cordiformis	Aeorestes cinereus

Conservation Status

Bitternut

LC — Least Concern

North American Hoary Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitternut	North American Hoary Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitternut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

North American Hoary Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across United States and Venezuela.

Bitternut

The Bitternut (Carya cordiformis) is a species in the genus Carya. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.