Flower-faced Bat vs Jerusalem thorn

Anthops ornatus compared with Parkinsonia aculeata

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Jerusalem thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Jerusalem thorn
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	Parkinsonia
Species	Anthops ornatus	Parkinsonia aculeata

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Jerusalem thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	Jerusalem thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jerusalem thorn

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (16 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).