Calico-Bush vs Handley's Nectar Bat

Kalmia latifolia compared with Lonchophylla handleyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calico-Bush	Handley's Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ericaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Kalmia	Lonchophylla
Species	Kalmia latifolia	Lonchophylla handleyi

Conservation Status

Calico-Bush

LC — Least Concern

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calico-Bush	Handley's Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Calico-Bush

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Calico-Bush

The Calico-Bush (Kalmia latifolia) is a species in the genus Kalmia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.