Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat vs Nutmeg

Hipposideros ater compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Myristicaceae
Genus	Hipposideros	Myristica
Species	Hipposideros ater	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).