Desert Long-eared Bat vs Fringed rue

Otonycteris hemprichii compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Desert Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Long-eared Bat	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Otonycteris	Ruta
Species	Otonycteris hemprichii	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Desert Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Long-eared Bat	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).