deadly nightshade vs Harlequin Bat

Atropa belladonna compared with Scotomanes ornatus

Key Differences

• deadly nightshade is Near Threatened while Harlequin Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	deadly nightshade	Harlequin Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Solanaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Atropa	Scotomanes
Species	Atropa belladonna	Scotomanes ornatus

Conservation Status

deadly nightshade

NT — Near Threatened

Harlequin Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	deadly nightshade	Harlequin Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

deadly nightshade

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Harlequin Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.