Blanford's Bat vs Elephant Apple

Hesperoptenus blanfordi compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blanford's Bat	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Dillenia
Species	Hesperoptenus blanfordi	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Blanford's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blanford's Bat	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blanford's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.