Greater Spear-nosed Bat vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Phyllostomus hastatus compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Patton’s Nectar 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	Phyllostomus	Hsunycteris
Species	Phyllostomus hastatus	Hsunycteris pattoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Spear-nosed Bat and Patton’s Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Patton’s Nectar 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.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador