Bronze Sprite vs Prickly Heath

Arielulus circumdatus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Bronze Sprite is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze Sprite	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Arielulus	Gaultheria
Species	Arielulus circumdatus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Bronze Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze Sprite	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

Bronze Sprite

The Bronze Sprite (Arielulus circumdatus) is a species in the genus Arielulus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.