Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat vs Water spangles

Hipposideros ater compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Hipposideros	Salvinia
Species	Hipposideros ater	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).