Canyon Bat vs Pavement ant

Parastrellus hesperus compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canyon Bat	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Formicidae
Genus	Parastrellus	Tetramorium
Species	Parastrellus hesperus	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

Canyon Bat and Pavement ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Canyon Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canyon Bat	Pavement ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canyon Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).

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.