Flower-faced Bat vs Sand Violet

Anthops ornatus compared with Viola fimbriatula

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Sand Violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Sand Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Violaceae
Genus	Anthops	Viola
Species	Anthops ornatus	Viola fimbriatula

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Sand Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	Sand Violet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.