Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat vs Tiny vetch

Lonchorhina fernandezi compared with Vicia hirsuta

Key Differences

• Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat is Endangered while Tiny vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat	Tiny vetch
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	Vicia
Species	Lonchorhina fernandezi	Vicia hirsuta

Conservation Status

Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat

EN — Endangered

Tiny vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat	Tiny vetch
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.

Tiny vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).