Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat vs Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Macroglossus sobrinus compared with Phyllostomus hastatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-nosed Fruit 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Macroglossus	Phyllostomus
Species	Macroglossus sobrinus	Phyllostomus hastatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Long-nosed Fruit 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.