Dwarf Flying Fox vs Little Yellow-shouldered Bat

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Sturnira lilium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Little Yellow-shouldered 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sturnira
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Sturnira lilium

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Flying Fox and Little Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Little Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Little Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.