Greater Spear-nosed Bat vs Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Phyllostomus hastatus compared with Platyrrhinus helleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Platyrrhinus
Species	Phyllostomus hastatus	Platyrrhinus helleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Spear-nosed Bat and Heller's Broad-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Spear-nosed Bat	Heller's Broad-nosed 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.

Heller's Broad-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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela