Eastern Red Bat vs field cudweed

Lasiurus borealis compared with Filago arvensis

Key Differences

• Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern while field cudweed is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	field cudweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lasiurus	Filago
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Filago arvensis

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

field cudweed

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	field cudweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

field cudweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.