Pale Spear-nosed Bat vs Thicket Bean

Phyllostomus discolor compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pale Spear-nosed Bat	Thicket Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Phaseolus
Species	Phyllostomus discolor	Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pale Spear-nosed Bat	Thicket Bean
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.

Thicket Bean

Habitat

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