Peters's Ghost-faced Bat vs Seba's Short-tailed Bat

Mormoops megalophylla compared with Carollia perspicillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat	Seba's Short-tailed 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	Mormoopidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Mormoops	Carollia
Species	Mormoops megalophylla	Carollia perspicillata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Seba's Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat	Seba's Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Seba's Short-tailed 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