Flower-faced Bat vs Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Anthops ornatus compared with Heteranthera dubia

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Pontederiaceae
Genus	Anthops	Heteranthera
Species	Anthops ornatus	Heteranthera dubia

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.