Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat vs Tufted Clusterfly

Lonchophylla orienticollina compared with Pollenia pediculata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Tufted Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polleniidae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Pollenia
Species	Lonchophylla orienticollina	Pollenia pediculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat and Tufted Clusterfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Tufted Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Tufted Clusterfly
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.

Tufted Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.