Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat vs Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Lonchophylla orienticollina compared with Alionycteris paucidentata

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient while Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lonchophylla	Alionycteris
Species	Lonchophylla orienticollina	Alionycteris paucidentata

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat and Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit 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.

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.