Koepcke’s Hairy-nosed Bat vs Striped Hairy-nosed Bat

Gardnerycteris koepckeae compared with Gardnerycteris crenulatum

Key Differences

• Koepcke’s Hairy-nosed Bat is Data Deficient while Striped Hairy-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Koepcke’s Hairy-nosed Bat	Striped Hairy-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 same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus same	Gardnerycteris	Gardnerycteris
Species	Gardnerycteris koepckeae	Gardnerycteris crenulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Koepcke’s Hairy-nosed Bat and Striped Hairy-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Gardnerycteris.

Conservation Status

Koepcke’s Hairy-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Striped Hairy-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Koepcke’s Hairy-nosed Bat	Striped Hairy-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Koepcke’s Hairy-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Striped Hairy-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia