Flower-faced Bat vs Mexican Muhly

Anthops ornatus compared with Muhlenbergia mexicana

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Mexican Muhly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Mexican Muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Hipposideridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anthops	Muhlenbergia
Species	Anthops ornatus	Muhlenbergia mexicana

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican Muhly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	Mexican Muhly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Muhly

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).