Flower-faced Bat vs Jonc du Nil

Anthops ornatus compared with Cyperus papyrus

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Jonc du Nil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Jonc du Nil
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Hipposideridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anthops	Cyperus
Species	Anthops ornatus	Cyperus papyrus

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Jonc du Nil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	Jonc du Nil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jonc du Nil

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), Europe (Italy, Portugal), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).