vs Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Curtobacterium ammoniigenes compared with Phyllostomus elongatus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Lesser Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lesser Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Actinomycetia (Actinomycetia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Actinomycetales (Actinomycetales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Microbacteriaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Curtobacterium	Phyllostomus
Species	Curtobacterium ammoniigenes	Phyllostomus elongatus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lesser Spear-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Curtobacterium ammoniigenes is a Gram-positive actinobacterium in the family Microbacteriaceae, isolated from soil and plant-associated environments. It is aerobic, rod-shaped, and motile by a single flagellum, and is capable of producing ammonia from organic nitrogen compounds. The genus Curtobacterium is commonly found in agricultural soils and the phyllosphere of various crop plants.