Coppery Sprite vs Prickly Heath

Arielulus cuprosus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Sprite	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Arielulus	Gaultheria
Species	Arielulus cuprosus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.