Flower-faced Bat vs Rattlebox

Anthops ornatus compared with Sesbania punicea

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Rattlebox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Rattlebox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Hipposideridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anthops	Sesbania
Species	Anthops ornatus	Sesbania punicea

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Rattlebox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rattlebox

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Venezuela).