Devil Maple vs Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

Acer diabolicum compared with Lonchorhina orinocensis

Key Differences

• Devil Maple is Least Concern while Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil Maple	Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sapindaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Acer	Lonchorhina
Species	Acer diabolicum	Lonchorhina orinocensis

Conservation Status

Devil Maple

LC — Least Concern

Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil Maple	Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil Maple

Habitat

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

Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.