Large-eared Pied Bat vs Shoebutton

Chalinolobus dwyeri compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Pied Bat	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Ardisia
Species	Chalinolobus dwyeri	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Large-eared Pied Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Pied Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).