Flower-faced Bat vs Prickly Coontail

Anthops ornatus compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Anthops	Ceratophyllum
Species	Anthops ornatus	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.