Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat vs winged prickly-ash

Lonchorhina fernandezi compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Key Differences

• Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat is Endangered while winged prickly-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat	winged prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Lonchorhina	Zanthoxylum
Species	Lonchorhina fernandezi	Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat

EN — Endangered

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat	winged prickly-ash
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.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.