Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat vs Pavement ant

Hipposideros ater compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Hipposideridae	Formicidae
Genus	Hipposideros	Tetramorium
Species	Hipposideros ater	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat and Pavement ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).