Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat vs Mountain Argus

Hipposideros galeritus compared with Aricia montensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat	Mountain Argus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Hipposideridae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Hipposideros	Aricia
Species	Hipposideros galeritus	Aricia montensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat and Mountain Argus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat	Mountain Argus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.

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.