Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat vs Curran’s Pitogo

Vampyriscus bidens compared with Cycas curranii

Key Differences

• Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat is Least Concern while Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat	Curran’s Pitogo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Vampyriscus	Cycas
Species	Vampyriscus bidens	Cycas curranii

Conservation Status

Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat	Curran’s Pitogo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Curran’s Pitogo

Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat

The Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat (Vampyriscus bidens) is a species in the genus Vampyriscus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.