Coppery Sprite vs Field Foxtail

Arielulus cuprosus compared with Alopecurus pratensis

Key Differences

• Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable while Field Foxtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Sprite	Field Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Arielulus	Alopecurus
Species	Arielulus cuprosus	Alopecurus pratensis

Conservation Status

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Field Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Sprite	Field Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Foxtail

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).