cohune palm vs Goldman's Nectar Bat

Attalea cohune compared with Lonchophylla concava

Key Differences

cohune palm is Endangered while Goldman's Nectar Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cohune palm	Goldman's Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Arecaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Attalea	Lonchophylla
Species	Attalea cohune	Lonchophylla concava

Conservation Status

cohune palm

EN — Endangered

Goldman's Nectar Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cohune palm	Goldman's Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cohune palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Goldman's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

cohune palm

The Cohune Palm (Attalea cohune), also known as the Corozo or Manaca Palm, is a large, solitary feather palm in the family Arecaceae, native to the lowland forests and forest margins of Central America, from southern Mexico through Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. It produces enormous pinnate fronds up to 10 metres in length and stands 10–20 metres tall, dominating the forest canopy in areas where it occurs. The cohune palm is among the most useful wild palms of Mesoamerica: its large fruits yield a hard-shelled nut containing cohune oil, a white semi-solid fat historically used for cooking, soap manufacture, and as a cosmetic. Palm hearts from young plants are edible; fronds are used for thatching traditional dwellings; and the hard endocarp shells serve as fuel and for crafting buttons and ornaments. The species grows abundantly on deep, humid soils in forest and successional habitats, and its density is often used as an indicator of high-quality agricultural soils by local farming communities. The IUCN classifies Attalea cohune as Endangered, reflecting historical deforestation and ongoing land conversion across its Central American range. Despite this listing, it remains locally common in some areas and shows some resilience in secondary forest.