Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat vs Dixie ticktrefoil

Chilonatalus micropus compared with Desmodium tortuosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat	Dixie ticktrefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Natalidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Chilonatalus	Desmodium
Species	Chilonatalus micropus	Desmodium tortuosum

Conservation Status

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat	Dixie ticktrefoil
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.

Dixie ticktrefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (4 countries).