MacConnell's Bat vs Serpentine Sunflower

Mesophylla macconnelli compared with Helianthus exilis

Key Differences

• MacConnell's Bat is Least Concern while Serpentine Sunflower is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	MacConnell's Bat	Serpentine Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Mesophylla	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Mesophylla macconnelli	Helianthus exilis

Conservation Status

MacConnell's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Serpentine Sunflower

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	MacConnell's Bat	Serpentine Sunflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

MacConnell's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Serpentine Sunflower

Habitat

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