Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Merten's rush

Sturnira bakeri compared with Juncus mertensianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Merten's rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Juncus
Species	Sturnira bakeri	Juncus mertensianus

Conservation Status

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Merten's rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Merten's rush
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.

Merten's rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.