Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat vs Prickly Heath

Chilonatalus micropus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Natalidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Chilonatalus	Gaultheria
Species	Chilonatalus micropus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.