Long-tailed Wattled Bat vs Rough Star-thistle

Chalinolobus tuberculatus compared with Centaurea aspera

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered while Rough Star-thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Rough Star-thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chalinolobus	Centaurea
Species	Chalinolobus tuberculatus	Centaurea aspera

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Rough Star-thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Rough Star-thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).