Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs spring-sedge

Sturnira bakeri compared with Carex caryophyllea

Key Differences

• Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while spring-sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	spring-sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Carex
Species	Sturnira bakeri	Carex caryophyllea

Conservation Status

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

spring-sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	spring-sedge
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.

spring-sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.