Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs Whitish Thistle

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Cirsium dealbatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Whitish Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Phyllostomus	Cirsium
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Cirsium dealbatum

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Whitish Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Whitish Thistle
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.

Whitish Thistle

Habitat

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