Jones's Roundleaf Bat vs Prickly Russian Thistle

Hipposideros jonesi compared with Salsola tragus

Key Differences

• Jones's Roundleaf Bat is Near Threatened while Prickly Russian Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jones's Roundleaf Bat	Prickly Russian Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Hipposideros	Salsola
Species	Hipposideros jonesi	Salsola tragus

Conservation Status

Jones's Roundleaf Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Prickly Russian Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jones's Roundleaf Bat	Prickly Russian Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jones's Roundleaf Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Russian Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).