Flower-faced Bat vs large painted-lady

Anthops ornatus compared with Gladiolus undulatus

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while large painted-lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	large painted-lady
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Iridaceae
Genus	Anthops	Gladiolus
Species	Anthops ornatus	Gladiolus undulatus

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

large painted-lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	large painted-lady
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large painted-lady

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), North America (Jamaica), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).