Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

Sturnira magna compared with Chaerephon johorensis

Key Differences

• Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat
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	Molossidae
Genus	Sturnira	Chaerephon
Species	Sturnira magna	Chaerephon johorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat and Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.