vs Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Bacillus anthracis compared with Phyllostomus hastatus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Greater Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacilli (Bacilli)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Bacillales (Bacillales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bacillaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Bacillus	Phyllostomus
Species	Bacillus anthracis	Phyllostomus hastatus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across South Africa, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Bacillus anthracis is a species in the genus Bacillus. Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.