Desert Long-eared Bat vs heath rush

Otonycteris hemprichii compared with Juncus squarrosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Long-eared Bat	heath rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Otonycteris	Juncus
Species	Otonycteris hemprichii	Juncus squarrosus

Conservation Status

Desert Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

heath rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Long-eared Bat	heath rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

heath rush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).