Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs Melancholy Thistle

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Melancholy 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 heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Melancholy 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.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).