MacConnell's Bat vs Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Mesophylla macconnelli compared with Mormoops megalophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	MacConnell's Bat	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Mormoopidae
Genus	Mesophylla	Mormoops
Species	Mesophylla macconnelli	Mormoops megalophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

MacConnell's Bat and Peters's Ghost-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

MacConnell's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	MacConnell's Bat	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

MacConnell's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela