Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat vs Scaly Tooth

Lonchophylla orienticollina compared with Sarcodon squamosus

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient while Scaly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Scaly 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	Sarcodon
Species	Lonchophylla orienticollina	Sarcodon squamosus

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Scaly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Scaly 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.

Scaly 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 Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.