Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat vs Orange Tooth

Lonchophylla orienticollina compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Orange Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Hydnellum
Species	Lonchophylla orienticollina	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Orange Tooth
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.

Orange Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.