Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Hipposideros galeritus compared with Thyroptera discifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (Tier) Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordatiere) Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same Mammalia (Säugetiere) Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same Chiroptera (Fledertiere) Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family Hipposideridae Thyropteridae
Genus Hipposideros Thyroptera
Species Hipposideros galeritus Thyroptera discifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat and Peters's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Fledertiere)

Conservation Status

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

The Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros galeritus) is a species in the genus Hipposideros. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia