Corn spurry vs Isabelle's Ghost Bat

Spergula arvensis compared with Diclidurus isabella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Corn spurry Isabelle's Ghost Bat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Caryophyllaceae Emballonuridae
Genus Spergula Diclidurus
Species Spergula arvensis Diclidurus isabella

Conservation Status

Corn spurry

LC — Least Concern

Isabelle's Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Corn spurry Isabelle's Ghost Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Corn spurry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Isabelle's Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Corn spurry

No description available.

Isabelle's Ghost Bat

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia