Flower-faced Bat vs Poison Sumac

Anthops ornatus compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Poison Sumac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Poison Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Anthops	Toxicodendron
Species	Anthops ornatus	Toxicodendron vernix

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	Poison Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.