Gato de Agua vs Pale-faced Bat

Lontra longicaudis compared with Phylloderma stenops

Key Differences

• Gato de Agua is Data Deficient while Pale-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gato de Agua	Pale-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lontra	Phylloderma
Species	Lontra longicaudis	Phylloderma stenops

Evolutionary Relationship

Gato de Agua and Pale-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gato de Agua	Pale-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gato de Agua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Pale-faced 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