Great Stripe-faced Bat vs Merida Small-eared Shrew

Vampyrodes caraccioli compared with Cryptotis meridensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Stripe-faced Bat	Merida Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Soricidae
Genus	Vampyrodes	Cryptotis
Species	Vampyrodes caraccioli	Cryptotis meridensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Stripe-faced Bat and Merida Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Great Stripe-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Merida Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Stripe-faced Bat	Merida Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Stripe-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Merida Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela