Java-bean vs North American Hoary Bat

Senna obtusifolia compared with Aeorestes cinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Java-bean	North American Hoary Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Senna	Aeorestes
Species	Senna obtusifolia	Aeorestes cinereus

Conservation Status

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

North American Hoary Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Java-bean	North American Hoary Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Java-bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).

North American Hoary Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across United States and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇪 Venezuela