Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs marsh thistle

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Cirsium palustre

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	marsh thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Phyllostomus	Cirsium
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Cirsium palustre

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

marsh thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	marsh thistle
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 thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).