Eastern Red Bat vs Running mountaingrass

Lasiurus borealis compared with Oplismenus compositus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	Running mountaingrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Lasiurus	Oplismenus
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Oplismenus compositus

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Running mountaingrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	Running mountaingrass
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.

Running mountaingrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia, Taiwan), Europe (France, United Kingdom), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Colombia).