grande chauve-souris brune vs Padda de Java

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Lonchura oryzivora

Key Differences

• grande chauve-souris brune is Least Concern while Padda de Java is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	grande chauve-souris brune	Padda de Java
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (passereaux)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Estrildidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Lonchura
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Lonchura oryzivora

Evolutionary Relationship

grande chauve-souris brune and Padda de Java share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

grande chauve-souris brune

LC — Least Concern

Padda de Java

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	grande chauve-souris brune	Padda de Java
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

grande chauve-souris brune

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

Padda de Java

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

grande chauve-souris brune

The Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Padda de Java

One of the most popular cage birds in East Asia, Java sparrows are striking finches with grey plumage, a bold black head, distinctive white cheek patches, and a bright red bill. Native to Java and Bali in Indonesia, they have been introduced to many parts of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. They inhabit open grasslands, rice fields, and farmland, often becoming pests on rice crops. Listed as Vulnerable in their native range due to severe trapping pressure for the cage bird trade.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇪 Venezuela