beach palm vs Handley's Nectar Bat

Bactris major compared with Lonchophylla handleyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach palm	Handley's Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Arecaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Bactris	Lonchophylla
Species	Bactris major	Lonchophylla handleyi

Conservation Status

beach palm

LC — Least Concern

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach palm	Handley's Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Taiwan.

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

beach palm

The Beach palm (Bactris major) is a species in the genus Bactris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.