Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Lesser devilray

Sturnira ludovici compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Sturnira	Mobula
Species	Sturnira ludovici	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat	Lesser devilray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Lesser devilray