Handley's Nectar Bat vs large painted-lady

Lonchophylla handleyi compared with Gladiolus undulatus

Key Differences

• Handley's Nectar Bat is Least Concern while large painted-lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Nectar Bat	large painted-lady
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Gladiolus
Species	Lonchophylla handleyi	Gladiolus undulatus

Conservation Status

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

large painted-lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Nectar Bat	large painted-lady
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.

large painted-lady

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), North America (Jamaica), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).