Big-Bract Vervain vs Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Verbena bracteata compared with Phyllostomus elongatus

Key Differences

• Big-Bract Vervain is Not Evaluated while Lesser Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Bract Vervain	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Verbenaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Verbena	Phyllostomus
Species	Verbena bracteata	Phyllostomus elongatus

Conservation Status

Big-Bract Vervain

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Bract Vervain	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Bract Vervain

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Big-Bract Vervain

The Big-Bract Vervain (Verbena bracteata) is a species in the genus Verbena. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.