Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat vs Flag Iris

Hipposideros ater compared with Iris pseudacorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat	Flag Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Hipposideridae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Hipposideros	Iris
Species	Hipposideros ater	Iris pseudacorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat and Flag Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Flag Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat	Flag Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flag Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).