Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs willow-weed

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Persicaria decipiens

Key Differences

• Lesser Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern while willow-weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	willow-weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Persicaria
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Persicaria decipiens

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

willow-weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	willow-weed
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.

willow-weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Madagascar, and Norway.