Pacific Tent-making Bat vs White-Tailed Kite

Uroderma convexum compared with Elanus leucurus

Key Differences

• Pacific Tent-making Bat is Not Evaluated while White-Tailed Kite is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Tent-making Bat	White-Tailed Kite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Uroderma	Elanus
Species	Uroderma convexum	Elanus leucurus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Pacific Tent-making Bat

NE — Not Evaluated

White-Tailed Kite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Tent-making Bat	White-Tailed Kite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Tent-making Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

White-Tailed Kite

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

White-Tailed Kite

White-Tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) 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