Handley's Nectar Bat vs Water foxtail

Lonchophylla handleyi compared with Alopecurus geniculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Nectar Bat	Water foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Lonchophylla	Alopecurus
Species	Lonchophylla handleyi	Alopecurus geniculatus

Conservation Status

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Water foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Nectar Bat	Water foxtail
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.

Water foxtail

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Malaysia), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile, Ecuador).