Large-eared Pied Bat vs Prickly Heath

Chalinolobus dwyeri compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Large-eared Pied Bat is Vulnerable while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Pied Bat	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Gaultheria
Species	Chalinolobus dwyeri	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Large-eared Pied Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Pied Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.