Nutmeg vs Pale Spear-nosed Bat

Myristica fragrans compared with Phyllostomus discolor

Key Differences

• Nutmeg is Data Deficient while Pale Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nutmeg	Pale Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Myristicaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Myristica	Phyllostomus
Species	Myristica fragrans	Phyllostomus discolor

Conservation Status

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nutmeg	Pale Spear-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.