Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat vs Root-headed Centaury

Lonchophylla orienticollina compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lonchophylla	Centaurea
Species	Lonchophylla orienticollina	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Root-headed Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Root-headed Centaury

Habitat

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