Handley's Red Bat vs Shoebutton

Lasiurus atratus compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Red Bat	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Lasiurus	Ardisia
Species	Lasiurus atratus	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Red Bat	Shoebutton
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.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).