Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Downy Lettuce

Sturnira bidens compared with Lactuca hirsuta

Key Differences

• Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat	Downy Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sturnira	Lactuca
Species	Sturnira bidens	Lactuca hirsuta

Conservation Status

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat	Downy Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Downy Lettuce

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat

The Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat (Sturnira bidens) 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.