Large-eared Pied Bat vs Light Bossé

Chalinolobus dwyeri compared with Leplaea cedrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Pied Bat	Light Bossé
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Leplaea
Species	Chalinolobus dwyeri	Leplaea cedrata

Conservation Status

Large-eared Pied Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Light Bossé

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Pied Bat	Light Bossé
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Pied Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Light Bossé

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.