Blanford's Bat vs long-neck field slug

Hesperoptenus blanfordi compared with Deroceras panormitanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blanford's Bat	long-neck field slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Agriolimacidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Deroceras
Species	Hesperoptenus blanfordi	Deroceras panormitanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Blanford's Bat and long-neck field slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blanford's Bat

LC — Least Concern

long-neck field slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blanford's Bat	long-neck field slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blanford's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long-neck field slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

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.