Chocoan Nectar Bat vs

Lonchophylla chocoana compared with Stemonitopsis gracilis

Key Differences

• Chocoan Nectar Bat is Data Deficient while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chocoan Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Protozoa (원생동물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (박쥐)	Stemonitidales
Family	Phyllostomidae	Stemonitidaceae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Stemonitopsis
Species	Lonchophylla chocoana	Stemonitopsis gracilis

Conservation Status

Chocoan Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chocoan Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chocoan Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Chocoan Nectar Bat

The Chocoan Nectar Bat (Lonchophylla chocoana) is a small, highly specialised bat in the family Phyllostomidae, endemic to the Chocó biogeographic region of northwestern South America — one of the wettest and most biodiverse regions on the planet, spanning the Pacific lowlands of Colombia and Ecuador. It belongs to the genus Lonchophylla, a group of nectarivorous (nectar-feeding) bats characterised by an elongated snout, a long, brush-tipped tongue adapted for reaching deep into flowers, and reduced cheek teeth reflecting their liquid diet. Like other lonchophyllines, the Chocoan Nectar Bat plays an important ecological role as a pollinator of night-blooming plants whose flowers are adapted for chiropterophily (bat pollination), including species of Bromeliaceae, Cactaceae, and various other families. It roosts in caves, tree hollows, and dense vegetation in lowland and foothill forests of the Chocó. The IUCN classifies this species as Data Deficient, reflecting limited survey data on its distribution, population size, and ecology. The Chocó region, despite its extraordinary biodiversity, is under severe pressure from deforestation for palm oil and other agro-industrial crops, and any specialist bat dependent on intact forest and its flowering resources is potentially vulnerable to habitat loss.

Stemonitopsis gracilis는 습한 삼림 서식지의 부패하는 식물 재료에서 우아한 중축과 섬세한 모세 구조를 지닌 실 모양의 섬세한 자낭을 형성하는 점균류이다. 자실체는 모든 점균 종 중 가장 우아한 것 중 하나이다. 이 생물은 온대 및 열대 습윤 삼림 전역에 광범위하게 분포한다.