Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat vs False Dragonhead

Hipposideros ater compared with Physostegia virginiana

Key Differences

• Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern while False Dragonhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat	False Dragonhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Hipposideros	Physostegia
Species	Hipposideros ater	Physostegia virginiana

Conservation Status

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Dragonhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat	False Dragonhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Dragonhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).