Golden shower vs Jones's Roundleaf Bat

Cassia fistula compared with Hipposideros jonesi

Key Differences

• Golden shower is Least Concern while Jones's Roundleaf Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden shower	Jones's Roundleaf 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	Hipposideridae
Genus	Cassia	Hipposideros
Species	Cassia fistula	Hipposideros jonesi

Conservation Status

Golden shower

LC — Least Concern

Jones's Roundleaf Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden shower	Jones's Roundleaf Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden shower

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (5 countries).

Jones's Roundleaf Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.