Merlin vs Pacific Tent-making Bat

Falco columbarius compared with Uroderma convexum

Key Differences

• Merlin is Least Concern while Pacific Tent-making Bat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merlin	Pacific Tent-making Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Falconidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Falco	Uroderma
Species	Falco columbarius	Uroderma convexum

Evolutionary Relationship

Merlin and Pacific Tent-making Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Merlin

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Tent-making Bat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merlin	Pacific Tent-making Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merlin

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Pacific Tent-making Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Merlin

Merlin (Falco columbarius) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador