Carriker's Round-eared Bat vs Handley's Nectar Bat

Lophostoma carrikeri compared with Lonchophylla handleyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker's Round-eared Bat	Handley's Nectar Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lophostoma	Lonchophylla
Species	Lophostoma carrikeri	Lonchophylla handleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker's Round-eared Bat and Handley's Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker's Round-eared Bat	Handley's Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

The Carriker's Round-eared Bat (Lophostoma carrikeri) is a species in the genus Lophostoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador