dusty-miller vs Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

Centaurea gymnocarpa compared with Sturnira nana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dusty-miller	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Centaurea	Sturnira
Species	Centaurea gymnocarpa	Sturnira nana

Conservation Status

dusty-miller

EN — Endangered

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dusty-miller	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

dusty-miller

Habitat

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

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.