Little White-shouldered Bat vs Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

Ametrida centurio compared with Lonchorhina orinocensis

Key Differences

• Little White-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little White-shouldered Bat	Orinocoan Sword-nosed 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 same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ametrida	Lonchorhina
Species	Ametrida centurio	Lonchorhina orinocensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Little White-shouldered Bat and Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Little White-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little White-shouldered Bat	Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little White-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela