Black Bat vs Oblong-leaved Thistle

Lasionycteris noctivagans compared with Cirsium oblongifolium

Key Differences

• Black Bat is Least Concern while Oblong-leaved Thistle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bat	Oblong-leaved Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lasionycteris	Cirsium
Species	Lasionycteris noctivagans	Cirsium oblongifolium

Conservation Status

Black Bat

LC — Least Concern

Oblong-leaved Thistle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bat	Oblong-leaved Thistle
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.

Oblong-leaved Thistle

Habitat

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

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.