Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat vs Redroot amaranth

Lonchophylla orienticollina compared with Amaranthus retroflexus

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient while Redroot amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Redroot amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Amaranthus
Species	Lonchophylla orienticollina	Amaranthus retroflexus

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Redroot amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Redroot amaranth
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.

Redroot amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela