Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Sphingobacterium yanglingense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Sphingobacterium
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Sphingobacterium yanglingense

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobacterium yanglingense is a yellow-pigmented Gram-negative bacterium first described from Yangling, China. It inhabits agricultural soils and plant-associated environments in East Asian regions. This aerobic chemoheterotroph decomposes organic matter and contributes to soil microbial diversity in temperate agricultural landscapes.