Green wattle vs Harlequin Bat

Acacia decurrens compared with Scotomanes ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Green wattle Harlequin 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 Scotomanes
Species Acacia decurrens Scotomanes ornatus

Conservation Status

Green wattle

LC — Least Concern

Harlequin Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Green wattle Harlequin Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green wattle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (Haiti, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Harlequin Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Green wattle

No description available.

Harlequin Bat

No description available.

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