Hopea Heavy vs Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Hopea iriana compared with Vampyressa melissa

Key Differences

• Hopea Heavy is Near Threatened while Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hopea Heavy	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hopea	Vampyressa
Species	Hopea iriana	Vampyressa melissa

Conservation Status

Hopea Heavy

NT — Near Threatened

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hopea Heavy	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hopea Heavy

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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