Harlequin Bat vs Prickly Coontail

Scotomanes ornatus compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Harlequin Bat is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Harlequin Bat	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Scotomanes	Ceratophyllum
Species	Scotomanes ornatus	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Harlequin Bat

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Harlequin Bat	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Harlequin Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.