Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Black-eared flying fox

Sturnira bakeri compared with Pteropus melanotus

Key Differences

• Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Black-eared flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sturnira	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sturnira bakeri	Pteropus melanotus

Evolutionary Relationship

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat and Black-eared flying fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Black-eared flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

The Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat (Sturnira bakeri) 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.

Black-eared flying fox

The Black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.