Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat vs Thinkadu

Vampyressa melissa compared with Parashorea stellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat	Thinkadu
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	Parashorea
Species	Vampyressa melissa	Parashorea stellata

Conservation Status

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Thinkadu

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat	Thinkadu
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.