Japanese Short-tailed Bat vs Mastic Thyme

Eptesicus japonensis compared with Thymus mastichina

Key Differences

• Japanese Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable while Mastic Thyme is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Short-tailed Bat	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Thymus
Species	Eptesicus japonensis	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Short-tailed Bat	Mastic Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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