Flower-faced Bat vs Fringed rue

Anthops ornatus compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Rutaceae
Genus	Anthops	Ruta
Species	Anthops ornatus	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).