New Caledonia Wattled Bat vs Thatching grass

Chalinolobus neocaledonicus compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• New Caledonia Wattled Bat is Endangered while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonia Wattled 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	Chalinolobus	Hyparrhenia
Species	Chalinolobus neocaledonicus	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

New Caledonia Wattled Bat

EN — Endangered

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonia Wattled Bat	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonia Wattled 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).