Greater Naked Bat vs Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Cheiromeles torquatus compared with Phyllostomus hastatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Naked Bat	Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Molossidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Phyllostomus
Species	Cheiromeles torquatus	Phyllostomus hastatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Naked Bat and Greater Spear-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Naked Bat	Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.