Gillet's cherry-orange vs Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Citropsis gilletiana compared with Phyllostomus elongatus

Key Differences

• Gillet's cherry-orange is Endangered while Lesser Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gillet's cherry-orange	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rutaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Citropsis	Phyllostomus
Species	Citropsis gilletiana	Phyllostomus elongatus

Conservation Status

Gillet's cherry-orange

EN — Endangered

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gillet's cherry-orange	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gillet's cherry-orange

Habitat

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

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.