Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat vs Mérida Brocket

Lonchophylla orienticollina compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Lonchophylla	Mazama
Species	Lonchophylla orienticollina	Mazama bricenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat and Mérida Brocket share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat	Mérida Brocket
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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela