Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs winter heath

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Erica carnea

Key Differences

• Lesser Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern while winter heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	winter heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Erica
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Erica carnea

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

winter heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	winter heath
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.

winter heath

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).