Fly marsh elder vs Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

Iva cheiranthifolia compared with Pteronotus paraguanensis

Key Differences

• Fly marsh elder is Least Concern while Paraguana Common Mustached Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly marsh elder	Paraguana Common Mustached Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Mormoopidae
Genus	Iva	Pteronotus
Species	Iva cheiranthifolia	Pteronotus paraguanensis

Conservation Status

Fly marsh elder

LC — Least Concern

Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly marsh elder	Paraguana Common Mustached Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fly marsh elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States.

Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.