Great Stripe-faced Bat vs Royal Tern

Vampyrodes caraccioli compared with Thalasseus maximus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Stripe-faced Bat	Royal Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Laridae
Genus	Vampyrodes	Thalasseus
Species	Vampyrodes caraccioli	Thalasseus maximus

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Stripe-faced Bat and Royal Tern share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Great Stripe-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Royal Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Stripe-faced Bat	Royal Tern
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.

Royal Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, Sweden, and Venezuela.

Royal Tern

Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela