Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Midge

Sturnira bidens compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

• Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Sturnira	Dasineura
Species	Sturnira bidens	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat and Midge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat	Midge
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.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.