daubentons bat vs Handley's Nectar Bat

Myotis daubentonii compared with Lonchophylla handleyi

Key Differences

• daubentons bat is Near Threatened while Handley's Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	daubentons bat	Handley's Nectar Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Myotis	Lonchophylla
Species	Myotis daubentonii	Lonchophylla handleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

daubentons bat and Handley's Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

daubentons bat

NT — Near Threatened

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	daubentons bat	Handley's Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

daubentons bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

daubentons bat

daubentons bat (Myotis daubentonii) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.