Frosted Sac-winged Bat vs Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Saccopteryx canescens compared with Phyllostomus hastatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Sac-winged Bat	Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Emballonuridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Phyllostomus
Species	Saccopteryx canescens	Phyllostomus hastatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Sac-winged Bat	Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Greater Spear-nosed 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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela