Large-leaved Myrtle vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Eugenia erythrophylla compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Key Differences

• Large-leaved Myrtle is Near Threatened while Lesser Ghost Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-leaved Myrtle	Lesser Ghost Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Myrtaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Eugenia	Diclidurus
Species	Eugenia erythrophylla	Diclidurus scutatus

Conservation Status

Large-leaved Myrtle

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-leaved Myrtle	Lesser Ghost Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-leaved Myrtle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.