Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Sessile Earthstar

Sturnira bidens compared with Geastrum fimbriatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat	Sessile Earthstar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Geastrales (Geastrales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Geastraceae
Genus	Sturnira	Geastrum
Species	Sturnira bidens	Geastrum fimbriatum

Conservation Status

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sessile Earthstar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat	Sessile Earthstar
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.

Sessile Earthstar

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.