Handley's Nectar Bat vs Rough Star-thistle

Lonchophylla handleyi compared with Centaurea aspera

Key Differences

• Handley's Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Rough Star-thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Nectar Bat	Rough Star-thistle
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	Centaurea
Species	Lonchophylla handleyi	Centaurea aspera

Conservation Status

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rough Star-thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Nectar Bat	Rough Star-thistle
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.

Rough Star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).