Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs orangeback flying squid

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	orangeback flying squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ommastrephidae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Sthenoteuthis
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat and orangeback flying squid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

orangeback flying squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	orangeback flying squid
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.

orangeback flying squid