Chinkapin Oak vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Quercus muehlenbergii compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinkapin Oak	Lesser Ghost Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Emballonuridae
Genus	Quercus (Oaks)	Diclidurus
Species	Quercus muehlenbergii	Diclidurus scutatus

Conservation Status

Chinkapin Oak

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinkapin Oak	Lesser Ghost Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinkapin Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Chinkapin Oak

The Chinkapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii) is a species in the genus Quercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Canada and United States.