Carrington's Featherwort vs Common Tent-making Bat

Plagiochila carringtonii compared with Uroderma bilobatum

Key Differences

  • Carrington's Featherwort is Not Evaluated while Common Tent-making Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Carrington's Featherwort Common Tent-making Bat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Marchantiophyta (liverwort) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Plagiochilaceae Phyllostomidae
Genus Plagiochila Uroderma
Species Plagiochila carringtonii Uroderma bilobatum

Conservation Status

Carrington's Featherwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Common Tent-making Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Carrington's Featherwort Common Tent-making Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carrington's Featherwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Common Tent-making Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Carrington's Featherwort

The Carrington's Featherwort (Plagiochila carringtonii) is a species in the genus Plagiochila. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Common Tent-making Bat

<em>Uroderma bilobatum</em>, the tent-making bat, is a leaf-nosed bat in the family Phyllostomidae, distributed across Central America and northern South America, including Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. It is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List due to its wide range and tolerance of secondary and disturbed habitats. This bat is named for its remarkable behavior of biting through the midribs of large palm or Heliconia leaves to cause them to fold into tent-like roosts, which are used for shelter by small colonies. It typically inhabits tropical and subtropical lowland forests, forest edges, and plantations. The diet consists primarily of fruits, particularly figs, making it an important seed disperser in neotropical ecosystems. Roosting groups are typically small, composed of one male and several females. The species uses echolocation for navigation. Biological traits such as precise wing dimensions, body weight, and longevity remain poorly documented in standardized assessments, though adults typically weigh between 13 and 20 grams.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia