Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs pale moonwort

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Lesser Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Botrychium
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	pale moonwort
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.

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.