Canyon Bat vs Scarlet spiral-ginger

Parastrellus hesperus compared with Costus woodsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canyon Bat	Scarlet spiral-ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Costaceae
Genus	Parastrellus	Costus
Species	Parastrellus hesperus	Costus woodsonii

Conservation Status

Canyon Bat

LC — Least Concern

Scarlet spiral-ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canyon Bat	Scarlet spiral-ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canyon Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scarlet spiral-ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Marshall Islands, Palau, Saint Lucia, and United States.

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.