butterfly-pea vs Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Centrosema virginianum compared with Mormoops megalophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	butterfly-pea	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Mormoopidae
Genus	Centrosema	Mormoops
Species	Centrosema virginianum	Mormoops megalophylla

Conservation Status

butterfly-pea

LC — Least Concern

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	butterfly-pea	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

butterfly-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

butterfly-pea

The Butterfly-pea (Centrosema virginianum) is a species in the genus Centrosema. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.