Handley's Nectar Bat vs Jerusalem thorn

Lonchophylla handleyi compared with Parkinsonia aculeata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Nectar Bat	Jerusalem thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamalia)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Parkinsonia
Species	Lonchophylla handleyi	Parkinsonia aculeata

Conservation Status

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Jerusalem thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Nectar Bat	Jerusalem thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Jerusalem thorn

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (16 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).