Carrion-Flower vs Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

Smilax herbacea compared with Sturnira nana

Key Differences

• Carrion-Flower is Not Evaluated while Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carrion-Flower	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Smilacaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Smilax	Sturnira
Species	Smilax herbacea	Sturnira nana

Conservation Status

Carrion-Flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carrion-Flower	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carrion-Flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Carrion-Flower

The Carrion-flower (Smilax herbacea) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.