Handley's Red Bat vs Melancholy Thistle

Lasiurus atratus compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Red Bat	Melancholy Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lasiurus	Cirsium
Species	Lasiurus atratus	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Red Bat	Melancholy Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Handley's Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).