Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs Malabar nut

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Justicia adhatoda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Malabar nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Justicia
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Justicia adhatoda

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Malabar nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Malabar nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Malabar nut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (China, Cyprus, Taiwan) and Europe (Greece, Italy, Malta).