Eastern Red Bat vs Gut Weed

Lasiurus borealis compared with Ulva intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Lasiurus	Ulva
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	Gut Weed
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.

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).