Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Mexican free-tailed bat

Sturnira magna compared with Tadarida brasiliensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat	Mexican free-tailed 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	Molossidae
Genus	Sturnira	Tadarida
Species	Sturnira magna	Tadarida brasiliensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat and Mexican free-tailed bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mexican free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat	Mexican free-tailed 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.

Mexican free-tailed 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