Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat vs Lesser bilby

Lonchophylla orienticollina compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Macrotis
Species	Lonchophylla orienticollina	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Lesser bilby
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.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.