Handley's Red Bat vs Redhead

Lasiurus atratus compared with Aythya americana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Red Bat	Redhead
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Anatidae
Genus	Lasiurus	Aythya
Species	Lasiurus atratus	Aythya americana

Evolutionary Relationship

Handley's Red Bat and Redhead share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Redhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Red Bat	Redhead
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.

Redhead

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

Redhead

Redhead (Aythya americana) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.