Lesueur's Hairy Bat vs Variable Chafer

Cistugo lesueuri compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Lesueur's Hairy Bat is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesueur's Hairy Bat	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cistugidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Cistugo	Gnorimus
Species	Cistugo lesueuri	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesueur's Hairy Bat	Variable Chafer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.