Flower-faced Bat vs Formosan koa

Anthops ornatus compared with Acacia confusa

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Formosan koa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Formosan koa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Hipposideridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anthops	Acacia
Species	Anthops ornatus	Acacia confusa

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	Formosan koa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).