Orange Nectar Bat vs Squat Dandelion

Lonchophylla robusta compared with Taraxacum naevosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange Nectar Bat	Squat Dandelion
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	Taraxacum
Species	Lonchophylla robusta	Taraxacum naevosum

Conservation Status

Orange Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Squat Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange Nectar Bat	Squat Dandelion
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.

Squat Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.