Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat vs Three-lined Soldier

Lonchophylla orienticollina compared with Oxycera trilineata

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient while Three-lined Soldier is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Three-lined Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Oxycera
Species	Lonchophylla orienticollina	Oxycera trilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat and Three-lined Soldier share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Three-lined Soldier

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Three-lined Soldier
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.

Three-lined Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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