Baudo Guan vs Pale-faced Bat

Penelope ortoni compared with Phylloderma stenops

Key Differences

• Baudo Guan is Endangered while Pale-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baudo Guan	Pale-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cracidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Penelope	Phylloderma
Species	Penelope ortoni	Phylloderma stenops

Evolutionary Relationship

Baudo Guan and Pale-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Baudo Guan

EN — Endangered

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baudo Guan	Pale-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baudo Guan

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Baudo Guan

The Baudo Guan (Penelope ortoni) is a species in the genus Penelope. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador