Goldman's Nectar Bat vs 'Ihi

Lonchophylla concava compared with Oxalis corniculata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goldman's Nectar Bat	'Ihi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Oxalis
Species	Lonchophylla concava	Oxalis corniculata

Conservation Status

Goldman's Nectar Bat

NT — Near Threatened

'Ihi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goldman's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

'Ihi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).