Greater Spear-nosed Bat vs

Phyllostomus hastatus compared with Nostoc sphaericum

Key Differences

• Greater Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Phyllostomidae	Nostocaceae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Nostoc
Species	Phyllostomus hastatus	Nostoc sphaericum

Conservation Status

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Spear-nosed 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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Nostoc sphaericum is a colonial, nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium in the family Nostocaceae, forming gelatinous spherical or irregular colonies visible to the naked eye. It inhabits moist soils, rocks, and freshwater environments, often forming conspicuous blobs after rainfall.