Gato de Agua vs Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat

Lontra longicaudis compared with Vampyressa thyone

Key Differences

• Gato de Agua is Data Deficient while Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gato de Agua	Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lontra	Vampyressa
Species	Lontra longicaudis	Vampyressa thyone

Evolutionary Relationship

Gato de Agua and Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gato de Agua	Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gato de Agua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Northern Little Yellow-eared 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