Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat vs Peterson's Free-tailed Bat

Hipposideros galeritus compared with Mops petersoni

Key Differences

• Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Peterson's Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat	Peterson's Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hipposideridae	Molossidae
Genus	Hipposideros	Mops
Species	Hipposideros galeritus	Mops petersoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat and Peterson's Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peterson's Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat	Peterson's Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peterson's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.