Coppery Sprite vs Prickly Coontail

Arielulus cuprosus compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Sprite	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Arielulus	Ceratophyllum
Species	Arielulus cuprosus	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Sprite	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.