Black Bat vs pignut

Lasionycteris noctivagans compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bat	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Lasionycteris	Mesosphaerum
Species	Lasionycteris noctivagans	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Black Bat

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bat	pignut
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.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.