Big Naked-backed Bat vs Needle-leaf Spiderhead

Pteronotus gymnonotus compared with Serruria linearis

Key Differences

• Big Naked-backed Bat is Least Concern while Needle-leaf Spiderhead is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Naked-backed Bat	Needle-leaf Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Serruria
Species	Pteronotus gymnonotus	Serruria linearis

Conservation Status

Big Naked-backed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Needle-leaf Spiderhead

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Naked-backed Bat	Needle-leaf Spiderhead
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.

Needle-leaf Spiderhead

Habitat

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

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.