Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Ornate Flying Fox

Sturnira erythromos compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sturnira	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sturnira erythromos	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.