Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Pale-faced Bat

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Phylloderma stenops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Pale-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Herpestidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Crossarchus	Phylloderma
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Phylloderma stenops

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-headed Kusimanse and Pale-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Pale-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.