Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Bichichi

Sturnira bidens compared with Saguinus oedipus

Key Differences

• Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Bichichi is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat	Bichichi
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Sturnira	Saguinus
Species	Sturnira bidens	Saguinus oedipus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat and Bichichi share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Bichichi

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat	Bichichi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Bichichi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat

The Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat (Sturnira bidens) is a species in the genus Sturnira. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia