Large-eared Pied Bat vs lignum vitae

Chalinolobus dwyeri compared with Guaiacum officinale

Key Differences

• Large-eared Pied Bat is Vulnerable while lignum vitae is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Pied Bat	lignum vitae
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Zygophyllaceae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Guaiacum
Species	Chalinolobus dwyeri	Guaiacum officinale

Conservation Status

Large-eared Pied Bat

VU — Vulnerable

lignum vitae

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Pied Bat	lignum vitae
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Pied Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lignum vitae

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, India, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.