Blue Skullcap vs Handley's Nectar Bat

Scutellaria lateriflora compared with Lonchophylla handleyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Skullcap	Handley's Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lamiaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Scutellaria	Lonchophylla
Species	Scutellaria lateriflora	Lonchophylla handleyi

Conservation Status

Blue Skullcap

LC — Least Concern

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Skullcap	Handley's Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Skullcap

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Blue Skullcap

The Blue Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora) is a species in the genus Scutellaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.