Jones's Roundleaf Bat vs puku

Hipposideros jonesi compared with Kobus vardonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jones's Roundleaf Bat	puku
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Hipposideridae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hipposideros	Kobus
Species	Hipposideros jonesi	Kobus vardonii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jones's Roundleaf Bat

NT — Near Threatened

puku

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jones's Roundleaf Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

puku

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.