Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat vs Keeled wormseed

Hipposideros ater compared with Dysphania carinata

Key Differences

• Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Keeled wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat	Keeled wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Hipposideros	Dysphania
Species	Hipposideros ater	Dysphania carinata

Conservation Status

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Keeled wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat	Keeled wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Keeled wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Saudi Arabia), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).