Lesser Ghost Bat vs Light Red Meranti

Diclidurus scutatus compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Lesser Ghost Bat is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Ghost Bat	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Diclidurus	Shorea
Species	Diclidurus scutatus	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Ghost Bat	Light Red Meranti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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