Greater Spear-nosed Bat vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Phyllostomus hastatus compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Calomyscus
Species	Phyllostomus hastatus	Calomyscus hotsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Spear-nosed Bat and Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.