Great Stripe-faced Bat vs Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat

Vampyrodes caraccioli compared with Lonchorhina marinkellei

Key Differences

• Great Stripe-faced Bat is Least Concern while Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Stripe-faced 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	Vampyrodes	Lonchorhina
Species	Vampyrodes caraccioli	Lonchorhina marinkellei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Great Stripe-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Stripe-faced Bat	Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Stripe-faced 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