Coppery Sprite vs Silky Thorn

Arielulus cuprosus compared with Vachellia rehmanniana

Key Differences

• Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable while Silky Thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Sprite	Silky Thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Arielulus	Vachellia
Species	Arielulus cuprosus	Vachellia rehmanniana

Conservation Status

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Silky Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Sprite	Silky Thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silky Thorn

Habitat

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