Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat vs Onionweed

Hipposideros galeritus compared with Asphodelus fistulosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat	Onionweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Hipposideros	Asphodelus
Species	Hipposideros galeritus	Asphodelus fistulosus

Conservation Status

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Onionweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onionweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

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.