Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat vs Small Stagshorn

Vampyressa melissa compared with Calocera cornea

Key Differences

• Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat is Vulnerable while Small Stagshorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat	Small Stagshorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Vampyressa	Calocera
Species	Vampyressa melissa	Calocera cornea

Conservation Status

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Small Stagshorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat	Small Stagshorn
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.

Small Stagshorn

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).