Eastern Red Bat vs Soapberry

Lasiurus borealis compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

• Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern while Soapberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Lasiurus	Sapindus
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	Soapberry
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.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).