Devil'S Shoestring vs Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Polygonum erectum compared with Phyllostomus hastatus

Key Differences

• Devil'S Shoestring is Not Evaluated while Greater Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Shoestring	Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polygonaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Polygonum	Phyllostomus
Species	Polygonum erectum	Phyllostomus hastatus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Shoestring

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Shoestring	Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Shoestring

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.