Greater Spear-nosed Bat vs Greenback stingaree

Phyllostomus hastatus compared with Urolophus viridis

Key Differences

• Greater Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Greenback stingaree is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Greenback stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Urolophidae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Urolophus
Species	Phyllostomus hastatus	Urolophus viridis

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Spear-nosed Bat and Greenback stingaree share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greenback stingaree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Greenback stingaree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Greenback stingaree