Orange Nectar Bat vs Rough Star-thistle

Lonchophylla robusta compared with Centaurea aspera

Key Differences

• Orange Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Rough Star-thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange 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 robusta	Centaurea aspera

Conservation Status

Orange Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rough Star-thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange Nectar Bat	Rough Star-thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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).