Brown Tent-making Bat vs mountain paca

Uroderma magnirostrum compared with Cuniculus taczanowskii

Key Differences

• Brown Tent-making Bat is Least Concern while mountain paca is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Tent-making Bat	mountain paca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cuniculidae
Genus	Uroderma	Cuniculus
Species	Uroderma magnirostrum	Cuniculus taczanowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Tent-making Bat and mountain paca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Brown Tent-making Bat

LC — Least Concern

mountain paca

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Tent-making Bat	mountain paca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Tent-making Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

mountain paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Brown Tent-making Bat

The Brown Tent-making Bat (Uroderma magnirostrum) is a species in the genus Uroderma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela