Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs Oily Pectis

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Pectis tenuifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Oily Pectis
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	Pectis
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Pectis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Oily Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Oily Pectis
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.

Oily Pectis

Habitat

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