Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs red underwing

Sturnira luisi compared with Catocala nupta

Key Differences

• Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while red underwing is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat	red underwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Erebidae
Genus	Sturnira	Catocala
Species	Sturnira luisi	Catocala nupta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

red underwing

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat	red underwing
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.

red underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.