Gunpowder tree vs Javan Pipistrelle

Melochia umbellata compared with Pipistrellus javanicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gunpowder tree	Javan Pipistrelle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Malvaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Melochia	Pipistrellus
Species	Melochia umbellata	Pipistrellus javanicus

Conservation Status

Gunpowder tree

LC — Least Concern

Javan Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gunpowder tree	Javan Pipistrelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gunpowder tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and United States.