Mexican Funnel-eared Bat vs Prickly Heath

Natalus mexicanus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Mexican Funnel-eared Bat is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Funnel-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	Natalidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Natalus	Gaultheria
Species	Natalus mexicanus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Funnel-eared Bat	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

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