Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs Sacatrapo

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Caperonia palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Sacatrapo
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	Caperonia
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Caperonia palustris

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sacatrapo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Sacatrapo
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.

Sacatrapo

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (6 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia