Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat vs Lion's ear

Hipposideros galeritus compared with Leonotis leonurus

Key Differences

• Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Lion's ear is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat	Lion's ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Hipposideros	Leonotis
Species	Hipposideros galeritus	Leonotis leonurus

Conservation Status

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lion's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat	Lion's ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lion's ear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Colombia, India, and United States.

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

The Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros galeritus) is a species in the genus Hipposideros. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.