Common Tent-making Bat vs Thin-leaf Pine

Uroderma bilobatum compared with Pinus maximinoi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Tent-making Bat	Thin-leaf Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Uroderma	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Uroderma bilobatum	Pinus maximinoi

Conservation Status

Common Tent-making Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thin-leaf Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Tent-making Bat	Thin-leaf Pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Tent-making Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Thin-leaf Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Common Tent-making Bat

<em>Uroderma bilobatum</em>, the tent-making bat, is a leaf-nosed bat in the family Phyllostomidae, distributed across Central America and northern South America, including Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. It is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List due to its wide range and tolerance of secondary and disturbed habitats. This bat is named for its remarkable behavior of biting through the midribs of large palm or Heliconia leaves to cause them to fold into tent-like roosts, which are used for shelter by small colonies. It typically inhabits tropical and subtropical lowland forests, forest edges, and plantations. The diet consists primarily of fruits, particularly figs, making it an important seed disperser in neotropical ecosystems. Roosting groups are typically small, composed of one male and several females. The species uses echolocation for navigation. Biological traits such as precise wing dimensions, body weight, and longevity remain poorly documented in standardized assessments, though adults typically weigh between 13 and 20 grams.