Black Bat vs Dioecious Amaranth

Lasionycteris noctivagans compared with Amaranthus palmeri

Key Differences

• Black Bat is Least Concern while Dioecious Amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bat	Dioecious Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Lasionycteris	Amaranthus
Species	Lasionycteris noctivagans	Amaranthus palmeri

Conservation Status

Black Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dioecious Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bat	Dioecious Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Dioecious Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (22 countries), and North America (Canada, Cuba).

Black Bat

The Black Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) is a species in the genus Lasionycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.