Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs sand muhly

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Muhlenbergia arenicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	sand muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Phyllostomus	Muhlenbergia
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Muhlenbergia arenicola

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

sand muhly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	sand muhly
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.

sand muhly

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.