Black-winged Little Yellow Bat vs Scharlachara

Rhogeessa tumida compared with Ara macao

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-winged Little Yellow Bat	Scharlachara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Psittaciformes (Papageien)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Rhogeessa	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Rhogeessa tumida	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-winged Little Yellow Bat and Scharlachara share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordatiere)

Conservation Status

Black-winged Little Yellow Bat

LC — Least Concern

Scharlachara

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-winged Little Yellow Bat	Scharlachara
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-winged Little Yellow Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Scharlachara

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Population trends indicate a declining trajectory in parts of its range.

Black-winged Little Yellow Bat

The Black-winged Little Yellow Bat (Rhogeessa tumida) is a species in the genus Rhogeessa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Colombia.

Scharlachara

One of the most brilliantly colored birds in the Americas, scarlet macaws display vivid red, yellow, and blue plumage with wingspans reaching 1 meter. Found in humid lowland forests from Mexico to Bolivia, they are highly intelligent, long-lived — up to 75 years — and form lifelong pair bonds. They travel long distances to clay licks where they consume mineral-rich soil to detoxify seeds. Listed as Least Concern but locally threatened by habitat loss and the pet trade.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia