Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat vs Straw-coloured-headed Centaury

Lonchorhina marinkellei compared with Psephellus straminicephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat	Straw-coloured-headed Centaury
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	Lonchorhina	Psephellus
Species	Lonchorhina marinkellei	Psephellus straminicephalus

Conservation Status

Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat

EN — Endangered

Straw-coloured-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat	Straw-coloured-headed Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Straw-coloured-headed Centaury

Habitat

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