Hairy Big-eared Bat vs Salento Iris

Micronycteris hirsuta compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Hairy Big-eared Bat is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Big-eared Bat	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Micronycteris	Iris
Species	Micronycteris hirsuta	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Big-eared Bat and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Big-eared Bat	Salento Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.