Big Naked-backed Bat vs Devil's Bit

Pteronotus gymnonotus compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Key Differences

• Big Naked-backed Bat is Least Concern while Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Naked-backed Bat	Devil's Bit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Ruellia
Species	Pteronotus gymnonotus	Ruellia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Big Naked-backed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Naked-backed Bat	Devil's Bit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Naked-backed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

Big Naked-backed Bat

The Big Naked-backed Bat (Pteronotus gymnonotus) is a species in the genus Pteronotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela