Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs true senna

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Senna alexandrina

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	true senna
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Senna
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Senna alexandrina

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

true senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	true senna
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.

true senna

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iraq, Qatar, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador