False Flasks vs Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Pertusaria propinqua compared with Phyllostomus hastatus

Key Differences

• False Flasks is Not Evaluated while Greater Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Flasks	Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pertusariaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pertusaria	Phyllostomus
Species	Pertusaria propinqua	Phyllostomus hastatus

Conservation Status

False Flasks

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Flasks	Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Flasks

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.