Boxthorn vs Hairy Big-eared Bat

Lycium shawii compared with Micronycteris hirsuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boxthorn	Hairy Big-eared Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Solanaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lycium	Micronycteris
Species	Lycium shawii	Micronycteris hirsuta

Conservation Status

Boxthorn

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boxthorn	Hairy Big-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boxthorn

Habitat

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

Hairy Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Boxthorn

The Boxthorn (Lycium shawii) is a species in the genus Lycium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.