Floating Bur-Reed vs Handley's Nectar Bat

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Lonchophylla handleyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Handley's Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Typhaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Sparganium	Lonchophylla
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Lonchophylla handleyi

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Handley's Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.