Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat vs North American porcupine

Sturnira magna compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Sturnira	Erethizon
Species	Sturnira magna	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat	North American porcupine
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.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.