Bronze Sprite vs Prostrate knotweed

Arielulus circumdatus compared with Polygonum aviculare

Key Differences

• Bronze Sprite is Least Concern while Prostrate knotweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze Sprite	Prostrate knotweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Arielulus	Polygonum
Species	Arielulus circumdatus	Polygonum aviculare

Conservation Status

Bronze Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Prostrate knotweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze Sprite	Prostrate knotweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate knotweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (7 countries).

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.