Little White-shouldered Bat vs Royal Tern

Ametrida centurio compared with Thalasseus maximus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little White-shouldered Bat	Royal Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Laridae
Genus	Ametrida	Thalasseus
Species	Ametrida centurio	Thalasseus maximus

Evolutionary Relationship

Little White-shouldered Bat and Royal Tern share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Little White-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Royal Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little White-shouldered Bat	Royal Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little White-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Royal Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, Sweden, and Venezuela.

Royal Tern

Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela