Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs Spanish elm

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Cordia alliodora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Spanish elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cordiaceae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Cordia
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Cordia alliodora

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Spanish elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Spanish elm
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.

Spanish elm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela