Handley's Nectar Bat vs Marklund's Dandelion

Lonchophylla handleyi compared with Taraxacum marklundii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Nectar Bat	Marklund's Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lonchophylla	Taraxacum
Species	Lonchophylla handleyi	Taraxacum marklundii

Conservation Status

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marklund's Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Nectar Bat	Marklund's Dandelion
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.

Marklund's Dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and Sweden.