Flower-faced Bat vs spiral ginger

Anthops ornatus compared with Costus pulverulentus

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while spiral ginger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	spiral ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Costaceae
Genus	Anthops	Costus
Species	Anthops ornatus	Costus pulverulentus

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	spiral ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spiral ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States.