Eastern Red Bat vs Shiny Dufourea

Lasiurus borealis compared with Dufourea minuta

Key Differences

• Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern while Shiny Dufourea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	Shiny Dufourea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Halictidae
Genus	Lasiurus	Dufourea
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Dufourea minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Red Bat and Shiny Dufourea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	Shiny Dufourea
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.

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.