Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs White Broom

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Cytisus multiflorus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	White Broom
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	Cytisus
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Cytisus multiflorus

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

White Broom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	White Broom
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.

White Broom

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (India), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).