Lesser Hairy-winged Bat vs milkweed

Harpiocephalus harpia compared with Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Key Differences

• Lesser Hairy-winged Bat is Least Concern while milkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Hairy-winged Bat	milkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Harpiocephalus	Gomphocarpus
Species	Harpiocephalus harpia	Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Conservation Status

Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Hairy-winged Bat	milkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

milkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia).