Handley's Nectar Bat vs mallow skipper

Lonchophylla handleyi compared with Carcharodus alceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Nectar Bat	mallow skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Carcharodus
Species	Lonchophylla handleyi	Carcharodus alceae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

mallow skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Nectar Bat	mallow skipper
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.

mallow skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (32 countries).