Handley's Red Bat vs mescal agave

Lasiurus atratus compared with Agave angustifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Red Bat	mescal agave
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Lasiurus	Agave
Species	Lasiurus atratus	Agave angustifolia

Conservation Status

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

mescal agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Red Bat	mescal agave
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.

mescal agave

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Europe (Spain), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).