Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Meal Moth

Sturnira luisi compared with Pyralis farinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Meal Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pyralidae
Genus	Sturnira	Pyralis
Species	Sturnira luisi	Pyralis farinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat and Meal Moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Meal Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Meal Moth
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.

Meal Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).