Black Bat vs Mountain Hemlock

Lasionycteris noctivagans compared with Tsuga mertensiana

Key Differences

• Black Bat is Least Concern while Mountain Hemlock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bat	Mountain Hemlock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Lasionycteris	Tsuga
Species	Lasionycteris noctivagans	Tsuga mertensiana

Conservation Status

Black Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Hemlock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bat	Mountain Hemlock
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.

Mountain Hemlock

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.