Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat vs Forest Num-num

Lonchophylla orienticollina compared with Carissa bispinosa

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient while Forest Num-num is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Carissa
Species	Lonchophylla orienticollina	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Forest Num-num
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.