Flower-faced Bat vs Red melastome

Anthops ornatus compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Red melastome is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Anthops	Melastoma
Species	Anthops ornatus	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	Red melastome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.