Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat vs Veatch's dodder

Lonchophylla orienticollina compared with Cuscuta veatchii

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient while Veatch's dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Veatch's dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Cuscuta
Species	Lonchophylla orienticollina	Cuscuta veatchii

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Veatch's dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Veatch's dodder
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.

Veatch's dodder

Habitat

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