Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

Artibeus gnomus compared with Sturnira magna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Artibeus	Sturnira
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Sturnira magna

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat and Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador