Harlequin Bat vs Wormwood Plume

Scotomanes ornatus compared with Hellinsia lienigianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Harlequin Bat	Wormwood Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Scotomanes	Hellinsia
Species	Scotomanes ornatus	Hellinsia lienigianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Harlequin Bat and Wormwood Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Harlequin Bat

LC — Least Concern

Wormwood Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Harlequin Bat	Wormwood Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Harlequin Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wormwood Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (8 countries), Europe (23 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).