Handley's Nectar Bat vs heath fritillary

Lonchophylla handleyi compared with Melitaea athalia

Key Differences

• Handley's Nectar Bat is Least Concern while heath fritillary is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Nectar Bat	heath fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Lonchophylla	Melitaea
Species	Lonchophylla handleyi	Melitaea athalia

Evolutionary Relationship

Handley's Nectar Bat and heath fritillary share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Nectar Bat	heath fritillary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

heath fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).