Lesser Hairy-winged Bat vs Shoebutton

Harpiocephalus harpia compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Hairy-winged Bat	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Harpiocephalus	Ardisia
Species	Harpiocephalus harpia	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Hairy-winged Bat	Shoebutton
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.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan