Mexican Funnel-eared Bat vs Papyrus

Natalus mexicanus compared with Cyperus papyrus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Funnel-eared Bat	Papyrus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Natalidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Natalus	Cyperus
Species	Natalus mexicanus	Cyperus papyrus

Conservation Status

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Papyrus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Funnel-eared Bat	Papyrus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Papyrus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), Europe (Italy, Portugal), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).