Greater Spear-nosed Bat vs Staph beetle

Phyllostomus hastatus compared with Oligota pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Oligota
Species	Phyllostomus hastatus	Oligota pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Spear-nosed Bat and Staph beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Staph beetle
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.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).