Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat vs Redroot amaranth

Hipposideros galeritus compared with Amaranthus retroflexus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat	Redroot amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Hipposideros	Amaranthus
Species	Hipposideros galeritus	Amaranthus retroflexus

Conservation Status

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Redroot amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redroot amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

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.