Little Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Pale Spear-nosed Bat

Sturnira lilium compared with Phyllostomus discolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Yellow-shouldered Bat	Pale Spear-nosed Bat
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 same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Sturnira	Phyllostomus
Species	Sturnira lilium	Phyllostomus discolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Yellow-shouldered Bat and Pale Spear-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Little Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Yellow-shouldered Bat	Pale Spear-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela