Formosan koa vs Handley's Red Bat

Acacia confusa compared with Lasiurus atratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Formosan koa Handley's Red Bat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Fabaceae Vespertilionidae
Genus Acacia Lasiurus
Species Acacia confusa Lasiurus atratus

Conservation Status

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Formosan koa Handley's Red Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).

Handley's Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Formosan koa

No description available.

Handley's Red Bat

No description available.

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