Goldman's Nectar Bat vs Sieva bean

Lonchophylla mordax compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Key Differences

Goldman's Nectar Bat is Near Threatened while Sieva bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goldman's Nectar Bat	Sieva bean
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	Phaseolus
Species	Lonchophylla mordax	Phaseolus lunatus

Conservation Status

Goldman's Nectar Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Sieva bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goldman's Nectar Bat	Sieva bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goldman's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Sieva bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).