Greenleaf ticktrefoil vs New Caledonia Wattled Bat

Desmodium intortum compared with Chalinolobus neocaledonicus

Key Differences

Greenleaf ticktrefoil is Least Concern while New Caledonia Wattled Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greenleaf ticktrefoil	New Caledonia Wattled 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	Desmodium	Chalinolobus
Species	Desmodium intortum	Chalinolobus neocaledonicus

Conservation Status

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonia Wattled Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greenleaf ticktrefoil	New Caledonia Wattled Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Colombia).