Hairy Big-eared Bat vs Upper Crust

Micronycteris hirsuta compared with Amaurodon cyaneus

Key Differences

• Hairy Big-eared Bat is Least Concern while Upper Crust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Big-eared Bat	Upper Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Micronycteris	Amaurodon
Species	Micronycteris hirsuta	Amaurodon cyaneus

Conservation Status

Hairy Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Upper Crust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Big-eared Bat	Upper Crust
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.

Upper Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.