Eastern Red Bat vs Redroot amaranth

Lasiurus borealis compared with Amaranthus retroflexus

Key Differences

• Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern while Redroot amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	Redroot amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Lasiurus	Amaranthus
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Amaranthus retroflexus

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Redroot amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	Redroot amaranth
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.

Redroot amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States