Handley's Nectar Bat vs Pale-faced Bat

Lonchophylla handleyi compared with Phylloderma stenops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Nectar Bat	Pale-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Phylloderma
Species	Lonchophylla handleyi	Phylloderma stenops

Evolutionary Relationship

Handley's Nectar Bat and Pale-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Nectar Bat	Pale-faced Bat
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.

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador