Large Fruit-eating Bat vs Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

Artibeus amplus compared with Sturnira nana

Key Differences

• Large Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Fruit-eating Bat	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Artibeus	Sturnira
Species	Artibeus amplus	Sturnira nana

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Fruit-eating Bat and Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Fruit-eating Bat	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.