Big Naked-backed Bat vs Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Pteronotus gymnonotus compared with Mormoops megalophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Naked-backed Bat	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family same	Mormoopidae	Mormoopidae
Genus	Pteronotus	Mormoops
Species	Pteronotus gymnonotus	Mormoops megalophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Naked-backed Bat and Peters's Ghost-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Mormoopidae.

Conservation Status

Big Naked-backed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Naked-backed Bat	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Naked-backed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Big Naked-backed Bat

The Big Naked-backed Bat (Pteronotus gymnonotus) is a species in the genus Pteronotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela