Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs Smooth Stonewort

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Nitella flexilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Smooth Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Characeae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Nitella
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Nitella flexilis

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Smooth Stonewort
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.

Smooth Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.