Desert Long-eared Bat vs spiral ginger

Otonycteris hemprichii compared with Costus pulverulentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Long-eared Bat	spiral ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Costaceae
Genus	Otonycteris	Costus
Species	Otonycteris hemprichii	Costus pulverulentus

Conservation Status

Desert Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Long-eared Bat	spiral ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spiral ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States.