Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Sturnira magna compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat	Lesser Ghost 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	Phyllostomidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Sturnira	Diclidurus
Species	Sturnira magna	Diclidurus scutatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat and Lesser Ghost Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat	Lesser Ghost Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador