Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs marsh dock

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Rumex palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	marsh dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Rumex
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Rumex palustris

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

marsh dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	marsh dock
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.

marsh dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).