Pale-faced Bat vs star-thistle

Phylloderma stenops compared with Centaurea calcitrapa

Key Differences

• Pale-faced Bat is Least Concern while star-thistle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pale-faced Bat	star-thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Phylloderma	Centaurea
Species	Phylloderma stenops	Centaurea calcitrapa

Conservation Status

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

star-thistle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pale-faced Bat	star-thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).