Carriker's Round-eared Bat vs Variable Chafer

Lophostoma carrikeri compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Carriker's Round-eared Bat is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker's Round-eared Bat	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Lophostoma	Gnorimus
Species	Lophostoma carrikeri	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker's Round-eared Bat and Variable Chafer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker's Round-eared Bat	Variable Chafer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

The Carriker's Round-eared Bat (Lophostoma carrikeri) is a species in the genus Lophostoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.