Dusky Starfrontlet vs Pacific Tent-making Bat

Coeligena orina compared with Uroderma convexum

Key Differences

• Dusky Starfrontlet is Critically Endangered while Pacific Tent-making Bat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Starfrontlet	Pacific Tent-making Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Trochilidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Coeligena	Uroderma
Species	Coeligena orina	Uroderma convexum

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Starfrontlet and Pacific Tent-making Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dusky Starfrontlet

CR — Critically Endangered

Pacific Tent-making Bat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Starfrontlet	Pacific Tent-making Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Starfrontlet

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Pacific Tent-making Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia