Greater Spear-nosed Bat vs Violet Dropwing

Phyllostomus hastatus compared with Trithemis annulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Violet Dropwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Trithemis
Species	Phyllostomus hastatus	Trithemis annulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Violet Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Violet Dropwing
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.

Violet Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.