Broad-leaf arrowhead vs Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Sagittaria platyphylla compared with Chaerephon major

Key Differences

• Broad-leaf arrowhead is Not Evaluated while Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-leaf arrowhead	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Alismataceae	Molossidae
Genus	Sagittaria	Chaerephon
Species	Sagittaria platyphylla	Chaerephon major

Conservation Status

Broad-leaf arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-leaf arrowhead	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-leaf arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (Italy, Ukraine), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia).

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-leaf arrowhead

The Broad-Leaf Arrowhead (Sagittaria platyphylla) is a species in the genus Sagittaria. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. It has been recorded Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (Italy, Ukraine), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia)..