Flower-faced Bat vs Silver wattle

Anthops ornatus compared with Acacia retinodes

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Silver wattle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Silver wattle
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	Acacia
Species	Anthops ornatus	Acacia retinodes

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Silver wattle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	Silver wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Mauritius), Asia (India, Turkey), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).