Kelaart's Pipistrelle vs marsh pennywort

Pipistrellus ceylonicus compared with Hydrocotyle vulgaris

Key Differences

• Kelaart's Pipistrelle is Least Concern while marsh pennywort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kelaart's Pipistrelle	marsh pennywort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Araliaceae
Genus	Pipistrellus	Hydrocotyle
Species	Pipistrellus ceylonicus	Hydrocotyle vulgaris

Conservation Status

Kelaart's Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

marsh pennywort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kelaart's Pipistrelle	marsh pennywort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kelaart's Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh pennywort

Habitat

Inhabits temperate grasslands and steppes and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia, Japan, Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.