New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat vs Pale Spear-nosed Bat

Notopteris neocaledonicus compared with Phyllostomus discolor

Key Differences

• New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat is Endangered while Pale Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat	Pale Spear-nosed 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Notopteris	Phyllostomus
Species	Notopteris neocaledonicus	Phyllostomus discolor

Evolutionary Relationship

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat and Pale Spear-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat	Pale Spear-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.