Curled Thistle vs Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat

Carduus crispus compared with Eumops nanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Molossidae
Genus	Carduus	Eumops
Species	Carduus crispus	Eumops nanus

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Thistle	Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curled Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, North Korea), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.