Large-eared Pied Bat vs Shellplant

Chalinolobus dwyeri compared with Alpinia zerumbet

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Large-eared Pied Bat Shellplant
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family Vespertilionidae Zingiberaceae
Genus Chalinolobus Alpinia
Species Chalinolobus dwyeri Alpinia zerumbet

Conservation Status

Large-eared Pied Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Shellplant

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Large-eared Pied Bat Shellplant
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Pied Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shellplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Cuba, Nicaragua, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Large-eared Pied Bat

No description available.

Shellplant

No description available.

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