Flower-faced Bat vs Three-lined Soldier

Anthops ornatus compared with Oxycera trilineata

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Three-lined Soldier is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Three-lined Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Hipposideridae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Anthops	Oxycera
Species	Anthops ornatus	Oxycera trilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Flower-faced Bat and Three-lined Soldier share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Three-lined Soldier

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	Three-lined Soldier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-lined Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.