Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs Salento Iris

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Lesser Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Iris
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Salento Iris
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.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.