Button-Willow vs Hairy Big-eyed Bat

Cephalanthus occidentalis compared with Chiroderma villosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Button-Willow Hairy Big-eyed Bat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Gentianales (Gentianales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Rubiaceae Phyllostomidae
Genus Cephalanthus Chiroderma
Species Cephalanthus occidentalis Chiroderma villosum

Conservation Status

Button-Willow

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Big-eyed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Button-Willow Hairy Big-eyed Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button-Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Hairy Big-eyed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Button-Willow

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

Hairy Big-eyed Bat

No description available.

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