Blanford's Bat vs cow-itch

Hesperoptenus blanfordi compared with Mucuna pruriens

Key Differences

• Blanford's Bat is Least Concern while cow-itch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blanford's Bat	cow-itch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Mucuna
Species	Hesperoptenus blanfordi	Mucuna pruriens

Conservation Status

Blanford's Bat

LC — Least Concern

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blanford's Bat	cow-itch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blanford's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cow-itch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Blanford's Bat

The Blanford's Bat (Hesperoptenus blanfordi) is a species in the genus Hesperoptenus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.