Mexican Big-eared Bat vs Prickly Heath

Corynorhinus mexicanus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Mexican Big-eared Bat is Near Threatened while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Big-eared Bat	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Corynorhinus	Gaultheria
Species	Corynorhinus mexicanus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Mexican Big-eared Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Big-eared Bat	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.