Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat vs saltree

Vampyressa melissa compared with Shorea robusta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat	saltree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Vampyressa	Shorea
Species	Vampyressa melissa	Shorea robusta

Conservation Status

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

VU — Vulnerable

saltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat	saltree
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.