Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat vs Orange wattle

Hipposideros ater compared with Acacia saligna

Key Differences

• Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Orange wattle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat	Orange wattle
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	Acacia
Species	Hipposideros ater	Acacia saligna

Conservation Status

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Orange wattle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange wattle

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (19 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Peru).