Blackgum vs Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat

Nyssa aquatica compared with Sturnira ludovici

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackgum	Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cornales (Cornales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nyssaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Nyssa	Sturnira
Species	Nyssa aquatica	Sturnira ludovici

Conservation Status

Blackgum

LC — Least Concern

Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackgum	Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackgum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.

Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Blackgum

The Blackgum (Nyssa aquatica) is a species in the genus Nyssa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.