Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs purging croton

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Croton laevigatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	purging croton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Croton
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Croton laevigatus

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

purging croton

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	purging croton
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.

purging croton

Habitat

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