Flower-faced Bat vs marsh thistle

Anthops ornatus compared with Cirsium palustre

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while marsh thistle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	marsh thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Hipposideridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anthops	Cirsium
Species	Anthops ornatus	Cirsium palustre

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

marsh thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	marsh thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).