New Caledonia Wattled Bat vs Three-lined Soldier

Chalinolobus neocaledonicus compared with Oxycera trilineata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonia Wattled Bat	Three-lined Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Oxycera
Species	Chalinolobus neocaledonicus	Oxycera trilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

New Caledonia Wattled Bat and Three-lined Soldier share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

New Caledonia Wattled Bat

EN — Endangered

Three-lined Soldier

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonia Wattled Bat	Three-lined Soldier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonia Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-lined Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.