Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat vs Nutmeg

Chilonatalus micropus compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat is Least Concern while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Natalidae	Myristicaceae
Genus	Chilonatalus	Myristica
Species	Chilonatalus micropus	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat	Nutmeg
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.

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).