Black Bat vs Shoddy Ragwort

Lasionycteris noctivagans compared with Senecio pterophorus

Key Differences

• Black Bat is Least Concern while Shoddy Ragwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bat	Shoddy Ragwort
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	Senecio
Species	Lasionycteris noctivagans	Senecio pterophorus

Conservation Status

Black Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shoddy Ragwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bat	Shoddy Ragwort
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.

Shoddy Ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.