New Caledonia Wattled Bat vs Prickly Heath

Chalinolobus neocaledonicus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• New Caledonia Wattled Bat is Endangered while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonia Wattled 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	Vespertilionidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Gaultheria
Species	Chalinolobus neocaledonicus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

New Caledonia Wattled Bat

EN — Endangered

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonia Wattled Bat	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonia Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

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