Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat vs Java-bean

Lonchorhina fernandezi compared with Senna obtusifolia

Key Differences

Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat is Endangered while Java-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat	Java-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Lonchorhina	Senna
Species	Lonchorhina fernandezi	Senna obtusifolia

Conservation Status

Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat

EN — Endangered

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat	Java-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Java-bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).