Greater Spear-nosed Bat vs

Phyllostomus hastatus compared with Staphylococcus simiae

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)	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacilli (Bacilli)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Staphylococcales
Family	Phyllostomidae	Staphylococcaceae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Staphylococcus
Species	Phyllostomus hastatus	Staphylococcus simiae

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 Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Staphylococcus simiae is a coagulase-negative Gram-positive coccus in the family Staphylococcaceae, originally isolated from South American squirrel monkeys. It is an opportunistic commensal inhabiting the skin and mucosal surfaces of its primate host. Its discovery extended our knowledge of Staphylococcus diversity across non-human primate species.