Handley's Red Bat vs Mountain Ricegrass

Lasiurus atratus compared with Piptatheropsis pungens

Key Differences

• Handley's Red Bat is Least Concern while Mountain Ricegrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Red Bat	Mountain Ricegrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Lasiurus	Piptatheropsis
Species	Lasiurus atratus	Piptatheropsis pungens

Conservation Status

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Ricegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Red Bat	Mountain Ricegrass
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.

Mountain Ricegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.