Cork bark oak vs Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Quercus suber compared with Vampyressa melissa

Key Differences

• Cork bark oak is Least Concern while Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cork bark oak	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Quercus (Oaks)	Vampyressa
Species	Quercus suber	Vampyressa melissa

Conservation Status

Cork bark oak

LC — Least Concern

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cork bark oak	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cork bark oak

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, South Africa), Asia (Armenia, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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