Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat vs Tall Melilot

Lonchophylla orienticollina compared with Melilotus altissimus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Tall Melilot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Melilotus
Species	Lonchophylla orienticollina	Melilotus altissimus

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Tall Melilot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Tall Melilot
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.

Tall Melilot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).