Large-eared Pied Bat vs Nutmeg

Chalinolobus dwyeri compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Large-eared Pied Bat is Vulnerable while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Pied Bat	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Myristicaceae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Myristica
Species	Chalinolobus dwyeri	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Large-eared Pied Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Pied Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).