Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Chinaroot

Sturnira bakeri compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

• Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Chinaroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Dioscorea
Species	Sturnira bakeri	Dioscorea villosa

Conservation Status

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Chinaroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

The Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat (Sturnira bakeri) is a species in the genus Sturnira. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.