Lesueur's Hairy Bat vs rough bindweed

Cistugo lesueuri compared with Smilax aspera

Key Differences

• Lesueur's Hairy Bat is Least Concern while rough bindweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesueur's Hairy Bat	rough bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Cistugidae	Smilacaceae
Genus	Cistugo	Smilax
Species	Cistugo lesueuri	Smilax aspera

Conservation Status

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

LC — Least Concern

rough bindweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesueur's Hairy Bat	rough bindweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rough bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Hungary, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.