Mexican Funnel-eared Bat vs Soapberry

Natalus mexicanus compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Funnel-eared Bat	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Natalidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Natalus	Sapindus
Species	Natalus mexicanus	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Funnel-eared Bat	Soapberry
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.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia