Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs Soursop

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Annona muricata

Key Differences

• Lesser Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Soursop is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Soursop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Annona
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Annona muricata

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Soursop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Soursop
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.

Soursop

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia