Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats vs Red melastome

Sturnira perla compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Key Differences

• Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats is Data Deficient while Red melastome is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Sturnira	Melastoma
Species	Sturnira perla	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

DD — Data Deficient

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats	Red melastome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Red melastome

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.