Black Bat vs Mercuryweed

Lasionycteris noctivagans compared with Acalypha virginica

Key Differences

• Black Bat is Least Concern while Mercuryweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bat	Mercuryweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Lasionycteris	Acalypha
Species	Lasionycteris noctivagans	Acalypha virginica

Conservation Status

Black Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mercuryweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bat	Mercuryweed
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.

Mercuryweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States