Canyon Bat vs Dixie ticktrefoil

Parastrellus hesperus compared with Desmodium tortuosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Canyon Bat Dixie ticktrefoil
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Vespertilionidae Fabaceae
Genus Parastrellus Desmodium
Species Parastrellus hesperus Desmodium tortuosum

Conservation Status

Canyon Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Canyon Bat Dixie ticktrefoil
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canyon Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dixie ticktrefoil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Canyon Bat

The Canyon Bat (Parastrellus hesperus) is a species in the genus Parastrellus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dixie ticktrefoil

No description available.

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