Jack bean vs Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Canavalia ensiformis compared with Vampyressa melissa

Key Differences

• Jack bean is Not Evaluated while Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jack bean	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Canavalia	Vampyressa
Species	Canavalia ensiformis	Vampyressa melissa

Conservation Status

Jack bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jack bean	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jack bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia