Blanford's Bat vs Fly marsh elder

Hesperoptenus blanfordi compared with Iva cheiranthifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blanford's Bat	Fly marsh elder
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	Hesperoptenus	Iva
Species	Hesperoptenus blanfordi	Iva cheiranthifolia

Conservation Status

Blanford's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fly marsh elder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blanford's Bat	Fly marsh elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blanford's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fly marsh elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States.

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.