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Lesser spear-nosed bat
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Phyllostominae
Species : Phyllostomus elongatus
The Lesser spear-nosed bat is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the lesser spearnosed bat
A young / baby of a lesser spearnosed bat is called a 'pup'. A lesser spearnosed bat group is called a 'colony or cloud'.
Facts about the lesser spear-nosed bat
R10 Lesser Spear-nosed bat is from south Mexico, Peru and Brazil (Full text)
1. Phyllostomus, genus Phyllostomus -- (type genus of the family Phyllostomatidae)Phyllostomus
genus Phyllostomus
(Source WordNet)