Centaury vs Little Big-eared Bat

Psephellus taochius compared with Micronycteris megalotis

Key Differences

• Centaury is Endangered while Little Big-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Little Big-eared Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Psephellus	Micronycteris
Species	Psephellus taochius	Micronycteris megalotis

Conservation Status

Centaury

EN — Endangered

Little Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Little Big-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Little Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Centaury

The Centaury (Psephellus taochius) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.