Long-tailed Wattled Bat vs Thatching grass

Chalinolobus tuberculatus compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Thatching grass
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	Hyparrhenia
Species	Chalinolobus tuberculatus	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).