Large-eared Pied Bat vs Papyrus

Chalinolobus dwyeri compared with Cyperus papyrus

Key Differences

• Large-eared Pied Bat is Vulnerable while Papyrus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Pied Bat	Papyrus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Cyperus
Species	Chalinolobus dwyeri	Cyperus papyrus

Conservation Status

Large-eared Pied Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Papyrus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Pied Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Papyrus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), Europe (Italy, Portugal), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).