Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat vs Curled Thistle

Chilonatalus micropus compared with Carduus crispus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat	Curled Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Natalidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chilonatalus	Carduus
Species	Chilonatalus micropus	Carduus crispus

Conservation Status

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat	Curled Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Curled Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, North Korea), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).