Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs Silky jackbean

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Canavalia sericea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Silky jackbean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Canavalia
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Canavalia sericea

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Silky jackbean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Silky jackbean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Silky jackbean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.