Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat vs Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat

Artibeus planirostris compared with Lonchorhina marinkellei

Key Differences

• Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Artibeus	Lonchorhina
Species	Artibeus planirostris	Lonchorhina marinkellei

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat and Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia