Greater Spear-nosed Bat vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Phyllostomus hastatus compared with Thyroptera discifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Peters's Disk-winged 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	Thyropteridae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Thyroptera
Species	Phyllostomus hastatus	Thyroptera discifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Spear-nosed Bat and Peters's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Peters's Disk-winged 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.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela