Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat vs Transparent tunicate

Chilonatalus micropus compared with Ciona savignyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat	Transparent tunicate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Phlebobranchia
Family	Natalidae	Cionidae
Genus	Chilonatalus	Ciona
Species	Chilonatalus micropus	Ciona savignyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat and Transparent tunicate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Transparent tunicate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat	Transparent tunicate
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.

Transparent tunicate

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway, Russia), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina).