Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat vs Natal plum

Hipposideros ater compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat	Natal plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Hipposideros	Carissa
Species	Hipposideros ater	Carissa macrocarpa

Conservation Status

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat	Natal plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Natal plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).