Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat vs Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Lonchophylla orienticollina compared with Macroglossus sobrinus

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient while Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lonchophylla	Macroglossus
Species	Lonchophylla orienticollina	Macroglossus sobrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat and Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Greater Long-nosed Fruit 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.

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.