Lesser Ghost Bat vs Spanish Iris

Diclidurus scutatus compared with Iris xiphium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Ghost Bat	Spanish Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Emballonuridae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Diclidurus	Iris
Species	Diclidurus scutatus	Iris xiphium

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Ghost Bat and Spanish Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Ghost Bat	Spanish Iris
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.

Spanish Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).