Carriker's Round-eared Bat vs Little Big-eared Bat

Lophostoma carrikeri compared with Micronycteris megalotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker's Round-eared Bat	Little Big-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lophostoma	Micronycteris
Species	Lophostoma carrikeri	Micronycteris megalotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker's Round-eared Bat and Little Big-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Little Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker's Round-eared Bat	Little Big-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Little Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

The Carriker's Round-eared Bat (Lophostoma carrikeri) is a species in the genus Lophostoma. 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