Flower-faced Bat vs pignut

Anthops ornatus compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Anthops	Mesosphaerum
Species	Anthops ornatus	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.