Devil's Shoestring vs Pale Spear-nosed Bat

Tephrosia angustissima compared with Phyllostomus discolor

Key Differences

• Devil's Shoestring is Endangered while Pale Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Shoestring	Pale Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Tephrosia	Phyllostomus
Species	Tephrosia angustissima	Phyllostomus discolor

Conservation Status

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Shoestring	Pale Spear-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.