Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs serpent cactus

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Peniocereus serpentinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	serpent cactus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Peniocereus
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Peniocereus serpentinus

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

serpent cactus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	serpent cactus
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.

serpent cactus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, South Africa, and Zambia.