Eastern Red Bat vs Light Red Meranti

Lasiurus borealis compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Lasiurus	Shorea
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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