Big Naked-backed Bat vs Lowland Tapir

Pteronotus gymnonotus compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Big Naked-backed Bat is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Naked-backed Bat	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Perissodactyla (สัตว์กีบคี่)
Family	Mormoopidae	Tapiridae
Genus	Pteronotus	Tapirus
Species	Pteronotus gymnonotus	Tapirus terrestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Naked-backed Bat and Lowland Tapir share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Big Naked-backed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Naked-backed Bat	Lowland Tapir
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.

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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