Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat vs Large Fruit-eating Bat

Lonchophylla orienticollina compared with Artibeus amplus

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient while Large Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Large Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Artibeus
Species	Lonchophylla orienticollina	Artibeus amplus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat and Large Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Large Fruit-eating Bat
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.

Large Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela