Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat vs Melancholy Thistle

Chilonatalus micropus compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat	Melancholy 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	Cirsium
Species	Chilonatalus micropus	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat	Melancholy 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.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).