Handley's Nectar Bat vs Mottled Purple

Lonchophylla handleyi compared with Eriocrania sparrmannella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Nectar Bat	Mottled Purple
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Eriocraniidae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Eriocrania
Species	Lonchophylla handleyi	Eriocrania sparrmannella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mottled Purple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Nectar Bat	Mottled Purple
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.

Mottled Purple

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.