Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs Waved Pincertail

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Lesser Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Onychogomphus
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat and Waved Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Waved Pincertail
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.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.