Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat vs White Padouk

Vampyressa melissa compared with Pterocarpus mildbraedii

Key Differences

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat is Vulnerable while White Padouk is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat	White Padouk
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Vampyressa	Pterocarpus
Species	Vampyressa melissa	Pterocarpus mildbraedii

Conservation Status

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

VU — Vulnerable

White Padouk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat	White Padouk
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.