Button-Willow vs Guianan Spear-nosed Bat

Cephalanthus occidentalis compared with Phyllostomus latifolius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button-Willow	Guianan Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rubiaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cephalanthus	Phyllostomus
Species	Cephalanthus occidentalis	Phyllostomus latifolius

Conservation Status

Button-Willow

LC — Least Concern

Guianan Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button-Willow	Guianan Spear-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button-Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Guianan Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Button-Willow

The Button-Willow (Cephalanthus occidentalis) is a species in the genus Cephalanthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.