Handley's Nectar Bat vs Silky Piggyback

Lonchophylla handleyi compared with Asterophora parasitica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Nectar Bat	Silky Piggyback
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Asterophora
Species	Lonchophylla handleyi	Asterophora parasitica

Conservation Status

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Silky Piggyback

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Nectar Bat	Silky Piggyback
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.

Silky Piggyback

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.