Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat vs Pitaya

Lonchophylla orienticollina compared with Echinocereus enneacanthus

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient while Pitaya is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Pitaya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Echinocereus
Species	Lonchophylla orienticollina	Echinocereus enneacanthus

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Pitaya

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Pitaya
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.

Pitaya

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Taiwan.