Flower-faced Bat vs Fly marsh elder

Anthops ornatus compared with Iva cheiranthifolia

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Fly marsh elder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Fly marsh elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Hipposideridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anthops	Iva
Species	Anthops ornatus	Iva cheiranthifolia

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Fly marsh elder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	Fly marsh elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fly marsh elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States.