Mexican Big-eared Bat vs slender thistle

Corynorhinus mexicanus compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Big-eared Bat	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Corynorhinus	Carduus
Species	Corynorhinus mexicanus	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Mexican Big-eared Bat

NT — Near Threatened

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Big-eared Bat	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.