Madeiran Pipistrelle vs Tickclover

Pipistrellus maderensis compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

  • Madeiran Pipistrelle is Vulnerable while Tickclover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Madeiran Pipistrelle Tickclover
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Vespertilionidae Fabaceae
Genus Pipistrellus Desmodium
Species Pipistrellus maderensis Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Madeiran Pipistrelle

VU — Vulnerable

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Madeiran Pipistrelle Tickclover
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madeiran Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Madeiran Pipistrelle

No description available.

Tickclover

No description available.

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