Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat vs Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

Lonchophylla orienticollina compared with Anisognathus lacrymosus

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient while Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Thraupidae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Anisognathus
Species	Lonchophylla orienticollina	Anisognathus lacrymosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat and Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
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.

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus lacrymosus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela