Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Variable Flying Fox

Sturnira erythromos compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat	Variable Flying Fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sturnira	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sturnira erythromos	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat	Variable Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.