Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat vs robust bobtail

Vampyressa melissa compared with Sepiola robusta

Key Differences

• Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat is Vulnerable while robust bobtail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat	robust bobtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sepiolidae
Genus	Vampyressa	Sepiola
Species	Vampyressa melissa	Sepiola robusta

Evolutionary Relationship

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat and robust bobtail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

VU — Vulnerable

robust bobtail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat	robust bobtail
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.

robust bobtail