Mexican Big-eared Bat vs Mountain Ricegrass

Corynorhinus mexicanus compared with Piptatheropsis pungens

Key Differences

• Mexican Big-eared Bat is Near Threatened while Mountain Ricegrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Big-eared Bat	Mountain Ricegrass
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	Corynorhinus	Piptatheropsis
Species	Corynorhinus mexicanus	Piptatheropsis pungens

Conservation Status

Mexican Big-eared Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Ricegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Big-eared Bat	Mountain Ricegrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Ricegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.