Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat vs provision-tree

Vampyressa melissa compared with Pachira aquatica

Key Differences

• Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat is Vulnerable while provision-tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat	provision-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Vampyressa	Pachira
Species	Vampyressa melissa	Pachira aquatica

Conservation Status

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

VU — Vulnerable

provision-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat	provision-tree
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.

provision-tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Dominican Republic), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia