Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Sturnira bakeri compared with Mystacina tuberculata

Key Differences

• Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Mystacinidae
Genus	Sturnira	Mystacina
Species	Sturnira bakeri	Mystacina tuberculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat and Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
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.

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.