Blanford's Bat vs Pitch canker

Hesperoptenus blanfordi compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Blanford's Bat is Least Concern while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blanford's Bat	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Fusarium
Species	Hesperoptenus blanfordi	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Blanford's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blanford's Bat	Pitch canker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blanford's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, 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.