Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat vs Thyme Plume

Lonchorhina orinocensis compared with Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Key Differences

• Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat is Vulnerable while Thyme Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat	Thyme Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Lonchorhina	Merrifieldia
Species	Lonchorhina orinocensis	Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat and Thyme Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat	Thyme Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (7 countries), and Europe (35 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.