Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat vs Красный ара

Vampyressa melissa compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat is Vulnerable while Красный ара is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat	Красный ара
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Aves (птицы)
Order	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Vampyressa	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Vampyressa melissa	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat and Красный ара share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (хордовые)

Conservation Status

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Красный ара

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat	Красный ара
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Красный ара

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Population trends indicate a declining trajectory in parts of its range.

Красный ара

One of the most brilliantly colored birds in the Americas, scarlet macaws display vivid red, yellow, and blue plumage with wingspans reaching 1 meter. Found in humid lowland forests from Mexico to Bolivia, they are highly intelligent, long-lived — up to 75 years — and form lifelong pair bonds. They travel long distances to clay licks where they consume mineral-rich soil to detoxify seeds. Listed as Least Concern but locally threatened by habitat loss and the pet trade.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador