Flower-faced Bat vs gratiola

Anthops ornatus compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while gratiola is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	gratiola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Anthops	Gratiola
Species	Anthops ornatus	Gratiola officinalis

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	gratiola
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.