Lesueur's Hairy Bat vs Silver Colonel

Cistugo lesueuri compared with Odontomyia argentata

Key Differences

• Lesueur's Hairy Bat is Least Concern while Silver Colonel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesueur's Hairy Bat	Silver Colonel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cistugidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Cistugo	Odontomyia
Species	Cistugo lesueuri	Odontomyia argentata

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesueur's Hairy Bat and Silver Colonel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

LC — Least Concern

Silver Colonel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesueur's Hairy Bat	Silver Colonel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver Colonel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.