Pale Spear-nosed Bat vs star-thistle

Phyllostomus discolor compared with Centaurea calcitrapa

Key Differences

• Pale Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern while star-thistle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pale Spear-nosed Bat	star-thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Phyllostomus	Centaurea
Species	Phyllostomus discolor	Centaurea calcitrapa

Conservation Status

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

star-thistle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).