Lesser Ghost Bat vs Water Chickweed

Diclidurus scutatus compared with Stellaria aquatica

Key Differences

• Lesser Ghost Bat is Least Concern while Water Chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Ghost Bat	Water Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Diclidurus	Stellaria
Species	Diclidurus scutatus	Stellaria aquatica

Conservation Status

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Water Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Ghost Bat	Water Chickweed
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.

Water Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.