Greater Spear-nosed Bat vs Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

Phyllostomus hastatus compared with Natalus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Mexican Funnel-eared 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	Phyllostomidae	Natalidae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Natalus
Species	Phyllostomus hastatus	Natalus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Spear-nosed Bat and Mexican Funnel-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Mexican Funnel-eared Bat
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.

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia