Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat vs Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Lonchophylla orienticollina compared with Artibeus cinereus

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient while Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Gervais's Fruit-eating 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 same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Artibeus
Species	Lonchophylla orienticollina	Artibeus cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat and Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
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.

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela