Long-tailed Wattled Bat vs Mountain Ricegrass

Chalinolobus tuberculatus compared with Piptatheropsis pungens

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered while Mountain Ricegrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Mountain Ricegrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Chalinolobus	Piptatheropsis
Species	Chalinolobus tuberculatus	Piptatheropsis pungens

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Ricegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Mountain Ricegrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Ricegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.