Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Thick-nerved Apple-moss

Sturnira bakeri compared with Philonotis calcarea

Key Differences

• Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Thick-nerved Apple-moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Thick-nerved Apple-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Bartramiaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Philonotis
Species	Sturnira bakeri	Philonotis calcarea

Conservation Status

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thick-nerved Apple-moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Thick-nerved Apple-moss
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.

Thick-nerved Apple-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). 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.