Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat vs Great Fruit-eating Bat

Lonchophylla orienticollina compared with Artibeus lituratus

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient while Great Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order same	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Artibeus
Species	Lonchophylla orienticollina	Artibeus lituratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat and Great Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Great Fruit-eating 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