Desert Long-eared Bat vs Field Thistle

Otonycteris hemprichii compared with Cirsium discolor

Key Differences

• Desert Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Field Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Long-eared Bat	Field Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Otonycteris	Cirsium
Species	Otonycteris hemprichii	Cirsium discolor

Conservation Status

Desert Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Field Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Long-eared Bat	Field Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.