Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Margay

Sturnira luisi compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Sturnira	Leopardus
Species	Sturnira luisi	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat and Margay share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador