Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat vs Pine Jelly

Vampyressa melissa compared with Exidia saccharina

Key Differences

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat is Vulnerable while Pine Jelly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat	Pine Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Vampyressa	Exidia
Species	Vampyressa melissa	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat	Pine Jelly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.