Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat vs marsh thistle

Hipposideros galeritus compared with Cirsium palustre

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat	marsh thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Hipposideridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hipposideros	Cirsium
Species	Hipposideros galeritus	Cirsium palustre

Conservation Status

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

marsh thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat	marsh thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.