Eastern Red Bat vs Paradoxical Sunflower

Lasiurus borealis compared with Helianthus paradoxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	Paradoxical Sunflower
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	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Helianthus paradoxus

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Paradoxical Sunflower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	Paradoxical Sunflower
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.

Paradoxical Sunflower

Habitat

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