Greater Spear-nosed Bat vs Royal Tern

Phyllostomus hastatus compared with Thalasseus maximus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Royal Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Laridae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Thalasseus
Species	Phyllostomus hastatus	Thalasseus maximus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Spear-nosed Bat and Royal Tern share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Royal Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Royal Tern
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.

Royal Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, Sweden, and Venezuela.

Royal Tern

Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela