Lesser Hairy-winged Bat vs Prickly Heath

Harpiocephalus harpia compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Hairy-winged Bat	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Harpiocephalus	Gaultheria
Species	Harpiocephalus harpia	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Hairy-winged Bat	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.