Handley's Nectar Bat vs Meadow Phlox

Lonchophylla handleyi compared with Phlox maculata

Key Differences

• Handley's Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Meadow Phlox is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Nectar Bat	Meadow Phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Phlox
Species	Lonchophylla handleyi	Phlox maculata

Conservation Status

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Meadow Phlox

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Nectar Bat	Meadow Phlox
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.

Meadow Phlox

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and United States.