Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Mexican free-tailed bat

Sturnira erythromos compared with Tadarida brasiliensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat	Mexican free-tailed bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Molossidae
Genus	Sturnira	Tadarida
Species	Sturnira erythromos	Tadarida brasiliensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat and Mexican free-tailed bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Fledertiere)

Conservation Status

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mexican free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat	Mexican free-tailed bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Mexican free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela