Eastern Red Bat vs Poison Sumac

Lasiurus borealis compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	Poison Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Lasiurus	Toxicodendron
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Toxicodendron vernix

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	Poison Sumac
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.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States