Akulikuli-Kula vs Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

Portulaca oleracea compared with Sturnira nana

Key Differences

• Akulikuli-Kula is Not Evaluated while Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Akulikuli-Kula	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Portulacaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Portulaca	Sturnira
Species	Portulaca oleracea	Sturnira nana

Conservation Status

Akulikuli-Kula

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Akulikuli-Kula	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Akulikuli-Kula

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, flooded grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (17 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (8 countries).

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.

Akulikuli-Kula

The Akulikuli-Kula (Portulaca oleracea) is a species in the genus Portulaca. Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, flooded grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Neotropic realm.