Boring Sponge vs Pacific Tent-making Bat

Cliona celata compared with Uroderma convexum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boring Sponge	Pacific Tent-making Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Porifera (Sponges)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Demospongiae (Demospongiae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Clionaida (Clionaida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Clionaidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cliona	Uroderma
Species	Cliona celata	Uroderma convexum

Evolutionary Relationship

Boring Sponge and Pacific Tent-making Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Boring Sponge

NE — Not Evaluated

Pacific Tent-making Bat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boring Sponge	Pacific Tent-making Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boring Sponge

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Argentina).

Pacific Tent-making Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Boring Sponge

The Boring Sponge (Cliona celata) is a species in the genus Cliona. Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.