Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs Serpentine Sunflower

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Helianthus exilis

Key Differences

• Lesser Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Serpentine Sunflower is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Serpentine Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Phyllostomus	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Helianthus exilis

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Serpentine Sunflower

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Serpentine Sunflower
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.

Serpentine Sunflower

Habitat

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