Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs Western Brome

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Bromus marginatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Western Brome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Phyllostomus	Bromus
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Bromus marginatus

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Western Brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Western Brome
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.

Western Brome

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.