Handley's Nectar Bat vs Red melastome

Lonchophylla handleyi compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Nectar Bat	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Melastoma
Species	Lonchophylla handleyi	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Nectar Bat	Red melastome
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.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.