Greater Spear-nosed Bat vs Lowveld Bead-string

Phyllostomus hastatus compared with Alchornea laxiflora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Lowveld Bead-string
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Alchornea
Species	Phyllostomus hastatus	Alchornea laxiflora

Conservation Status

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lowveld Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Lowveld Bead-string
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.

Lowveld Bead-string

Habitat

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