Jones's Roundleaf Bat vs least weasel

Hipposideros jonesi compared with Mustela nivalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jones's Roundleaf Bat	least weasel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hipposideridae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Hipposideros	Mustela
Species	Hipposideros jonesi	Mustela nivalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Jones's Roundleaf Bat and least weasel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Jones's Roundleaf Bat

NT — Near Threatened

least weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jones's Roundleaf Bat	least weasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jones's Roundleaf Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

least weasel

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Oceanian and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Sao Tome and Principe), Asia (Cyprus), Europe (11 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

least weasel

least weasel (Mustela nivalis) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.