Lesser Spear-nosed Bat vs Arraia-beiço-de-boi

Phyllostomus elongatus compared with Myliobatis goodei

Key Differences

• Lesser Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Arraia-beiço-de-boi is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Arraia-beiço-de-boi
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Phyllostomus	Myliobatis
Species	Phyllostomus elongatus	Myliobatis goodei

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat and Arraia-beiço-de-boi share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Arraia-beiço-de-boi

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat	Arraia-beiço-de-boi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Arraia-beiço-de-boi

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela