Great Stripe-faced Bat vs Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Vampyrodes major compared with Vampyressa melissa

Key Differences

• Great Stripe-faced Bat is Least Concern while Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Stripe-faced Bat	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Vampyrodes	Vampyressa
Species	Vampyrodes major	Vampyressa melissa

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Stripe-faced Bat and Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Great Stripe-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Stripe-faced Bat	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Stripe-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. 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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador