Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Lonchophylla orienticollina compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Patton’s Nectar 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	Hsunycteris
Species	Lonchophylla orienticollina	Hsunycteris pattoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat and Patton’s Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Patton’s Nectar 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.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador