Coppery Sprite vs wire crabgrass

Arielulus cuprosus compared with Digitaria longiflora

Key Differences

• Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable while wire crabgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Sprite	wire crabgrass
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	Digitaria
Species	Arielulus cuprosus	Digitaria longiflora

Conservation Status

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

wire crabgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Sprite	wire crabgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wire crabgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia), and South America (4 countries).