Devil's Bit vs Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

Ruellia tuberosa compared with Lonchophylla orienticollina

Key Differences

• Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated while Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Bit	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Acanthaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ruellia	Lonchophylla
Species	Ruellia tuberosa	Lonchophylla orienticollina

Conservation Status

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Bit	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela