Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Grey-spotted Dwarf

Sturnira bakeri compared with Elachista cinereopunctella

Key Differences

• Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Grey-spotted Dwarf is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Grey-spotted Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Sturnira	Elachista
Species	Sturnira bakeri	Elachista cinereopunctella

Evolutionary Relationship

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat and Grey-spotted Dwarf share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Grey-spotted Dwarf

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Grey-spotted Dwarf
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.

Grey-spotted Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.