Coppery Sprite vs Mountain Cocoa

Arielulus cuprosus compared with Theobroma gileri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Sprite	Mountain Cocoa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Arielulus	Theobroma
Species	Arielulus cuprosus	Theobroma gileri

Conservation Status

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Cocoa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Sprite	Mountain Cocoa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cocoa

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.