Desert Long-eared Bat vs Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Otonycteris hemprichii compared with Heteranthera dubia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Long-eared Bat	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pontederiaceae
Genus	Otonycteris	Heteranthera
Species	Otonycteris hemprichii	Heteranthera dubia

Conservation Status

Desert Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Long-eared Bat	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.