Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat vs Furrowed Melilot

Hipposideros ater compared with Melilotus sulcatus

Key Differences

• Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Furrowed Melilot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat	Furrowed Melilot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Hipposideridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hipposideros	Melilotus
Species	Hipposideros ater	Melilotus sulcatus

Conservation Status

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Furrowed Melilot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat	Furrowed Melilot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Furrowed Melilot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries) and North America (United States).