Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Gambian Mongoose

Sturnira bidens compared with Mungos gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat	Gambian Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Sturnira	Mungos
Species	Sturnira bidens	Mungos gambianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat and Gambian Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat	Gambian Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat

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