Orange-throated Bat vs Salento Iris

Lampronycteris brachyotis compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Orange-throated Bat is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-throated Bat	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Lampronycteris	Iris
Species	Lampronycteris brachyotis	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Orange-throated Bat and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Orange-throated Bat

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-throated Bat	Salento Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange-throated Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.