Flower-faced Bat vs Maltesecross

Anthops ornatus compared with Silene chalcedonica

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Maltesecross is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Maltesecross
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Anthops	Silene
Species	Anthops ornatus	Silene chalcedonica

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Maltesecross

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maltesecross

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).