Black Bent vs Handley's Red Bat

Agrostis gigantea compared with Lasiurus atratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Bent Handley's Red Bat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Poales (Grasses) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Poaceae (Grass Family) Vespertilionidae
Genus Agrostis Lasiurus
Species Agrostis gigantea Lasiurus atratus

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Bent Handley's Red Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Handley's Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Handley's Red Bat

No description available.

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