Greater Spear-nosed Bat vs Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Phyllostomus hastatus compared with Saccopteryx leptura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Lesser Sac-winged 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	Phyllostomidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Saccopteryx
Species	Phyllostomus hastatus	Saccopteryx leptura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Lesser Sac-winged 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