Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat vs Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Hipposideros galeritus compared with Artibeus planirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hipposideridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hipposideros	Artibeus
Species	Hipposideros galeritus	Artibeus planirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat and Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

The Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros galeritus) is a species in the genus Hipposideros. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.