Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat vs Stinking iris

Coleura kibomalandy compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat is Data Deficient while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Emballonuridae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Coleura	Iris
Species	Coleura kibomalandy	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat	Stinking iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).