Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat vs Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Lonchophylla orienticollina compared with Mystacina robusta

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient while Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed 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	Phyllostomidae	Mystacinidae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Mystacina
Species	Lonchophylla orienticollina	Mystacina robusta

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat and Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed 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.

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.