Mexican Big-eared Bat vs Thatching grass

Corynorhinus mexicanus compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Mexican Big-eared Bat is Near Threatened while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Big-eared Bat	Thatching grass
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	Hyparrhenia
Species	Corynorhinus mexicanus	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Mexican Big-eared Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Big-eared Bat	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).