Flower-faced Bat vs Prickly Pole

Anthops ornatus compared with Bactris jamaicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Arecaceae
Genus	Anthops	Bactris
Species	Anthops ornatus	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Pole

Habitat

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